Julia admits TV isn’t for the faint of heart
Julia Roberts says she has realised that television is not for the faint of heart after doing her first TV series Homecoming, based on a fiction podcast of the same name.
“I heard the podcast and loved it because it hearkened back to listening to a story together on the radio or on books out loud and you’re imagining everything. I think that is where the inspiration as artists starts, imagining what it would look like,” Roberts said at a panel discussion at Prime Video Presents 2018.
“I was really attracted to that and when Sam [Esmail, the showrunner] called me, we seemed to be like different people but we are kind of the same but my hair is much longer,” she joked.
“TV is not for the faint of heart for sure but we were very efficient and aligned and we had great momentum. I kind of played two characters, in that way it was a great fun and a challenge for me,” she added.
In the series, the actress will be seen playing Heidi, a caseworker at an agency which is helping soldiers with PTSD re-adjust to civilian life.
“I can’t say that I’ve worked in television because Sam made an effort on my behalf to shoot it as a movie would be,” said Roberts.
Homecoming will stream on Amazon Prime Video from November 2.