JULIA’S JURY IS DEFINITELY IN
Back in Malibu, it’s the day before Brett Kavanaugh accuser Dr Christine Blasey Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Roberts admits the current social climate weighs on her.
“For people to have a voice in any capacity is paramount,” says the actress.
“But it is so, so challenging to find any kind of clarity in these times. There’s so much mire and bullshit. And you feel like it’s five steps forward with #Metoo, Time’s Up.
“Then [there’s] this whole Kavanaugh mess, and people are being so disrespectful and unkind. Why on earth would a person put their life through what she is putting her life through and not be telling the truth? I just go,‘f---k, I [don’t] even know which way is up any more.’ ”
The actress doesn’t have any immediate projects on the horizon ( Homecoming’s second season has been ordered, but a start date is unknown as Esmail wraps the final season of Mr Robot).
And Roberts says she has no interest in making her directing debut anytime soon. “I direct all day, every day,” she jokes. “Everybody up. Brush your teeth. Get your backpack. Be home for dinner. All day, every day.”
The actress at least feels satisfied and energised by her current work.
Beaming about the Homecoming experience, Roberts says, “Everything really came together in this dreamlike way. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just done. I should just retire.” How about in another 30 years?