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"How Julia Roberts Really Feels About Gender Equality in Hollywood\\nThe star opens up about her buddies in the A-list Hollywood boys&amp;#39; club, what it&amp;#39;s like working with her husband, and her thoughts on Hillary Clinton&amp;#39;s presidential campaign.\\nAt 47, Julia Roberts is commanding some of the most challenging roles of her career, but don't ask her whether she thinks actresses over 40 are getting better roles than before. \\\"It's funny when we try to talk about equality for women,\\\" she says. \\\"I think part of it is not having these compartmentalized heroics of 'better parts for women over 40.' Nobody ever talks about better parts for guys over 40,\\\" she says. Next month, Roberts stars in *Secret in Their Eyes,* costarring Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor. In the thriller, Roberts plays a rising FBI investigator whose life unravels after the brutal murder of someone she loves\u2014and who, years later, sets off on a quest for justice. The role was an intense emotional workout for Roberts, who felt fortunate to have her husband, Danny Moder, on the set as the film's cinematographer. \\\"I don't know if I would have succeeded in some of the efforts that I made if he hadn't been in such close physical proximity to me.... There's something about having the safest place in the world for you in the same room,\\\" says the actress.\\n\\n*Polyester top and pants by Michael Kors collection.*\\nDon't ask Roberts to explain the appeal of her smile, either. \\\"Impossible,\\\" she says. \\\"I don't think it's healthy or productive to self-analyze. The way a person smiles is the way they smile. It sort of becomes this thing: 'Let's see that smile.' I can smile or I can not smile, but I can't perform.\\\" But that's just it\u2014in the age of posed selfies, Roberts's smile is the original no filter, raw and real. \\\"I am a genuinely and deeply happy person, which, as life goes on, you realize what great fortune that is,\\\" Roberts says, \\\"to feel like you just have the natural chemistry of joy.\\\"\\n\\n*White wool-blend sweater by Victoria Beckham.*\\nWhile she's not exactly a card-carrying member of any boys' club, Roberts has history with some of the industry's most famous leading men. \\\"We were all pals,\\\" she says of her *Oceans' Eleven* (and *Twelve*) costars, including George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt. \\\"At George's house, I remember walking down this path pregnant with Phinn and Hazel and turning the corner, and all the boys were sitting at the table having lunch. They were like, 'Oh, come sit down.' I wasn't allowed to walk the stairs. It was such a sweet shift in our relationships because originally, it was all pranks and teasing each other. And here I am pregnant, so it's like pulling out my chair and just making sure I have enough water and, 'Are you feeling OK? You look a little peaked.' 'I'm fine.'\\\"\\n\\n*Satin blouse by Lanvin.*\\n\\\"It is a tricky little topic,\\\" Roberts says, when asked about her thoughts on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. She's careful to show her support without officially declaring it. \\\"For me, as a woman in this world with a family and a job\u00AC that I think she would be 'a president for women,' but I think her point of view is critical in this time when we are 51 percent of the population, and somehow the paradigm shift isn't really happening. I would love to see more of what she has to offer in service to this country.\\\"\\n\\n*Silk georgette dress by Gucci.*"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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