.ErinBrockovich answered all of our questions about the movie that made her a household name
Photo-Illustration: Vulture and Universal Pictures The first thing you notice is the pleather miniskirt, or maybe the McDonald’s kids meal watch. Erin Brockovich is a woman surrounded by lawyers, but she doesn’t have any legal or medical training, only a sense of right from wrong and a willingness to talk to you until you agree her.
I want to go back for a moment. When did it feel real for you? When did you realize, okay, there’s actually going to be a Hollywood movie made about my life? I’m an empathetic person. I always have been since I was a young girl. My parents would always say that if I’d see an older person having lunch alone, I’d usually cry. I don’t want people to feel alone. I don’t like it when someone’s scared. Early on in my life, I was kind of boxed in with my own little learning disabilities and stuff. I just think that, by nature, I’m a people person and I’m very empathetic.
I never gave a thought to how I was dressing. I don’t know. I am a woman at the end of the day. I’m sure I had my own self-esteem issues. I know I did. And, first of all, it was pretty hot out there. But that’s just the way I dress — even now. I look and I’m like, God, I’m 60. Should I be wearing this? [Laughs] I guess I think style is how you feel.
So when Steven called and said we’ve cast the part, my heart did start to race. I said, “Who is it?” He goes, “Julia Roberts.” I said, “Oh my God, I can’t believe you for a whole host of reasons!” Mostly because I was getting ready to call Ed and go neener, neener, neener, guess who it is. I mean, how does this stuff happen? I was stunned.I was very nervous. When she came in, I was sitting and doing hair and makeup. I saw her in the mirror and she went into another room and I could hear her.
I was just reading an obituary of Ed where someone said he was tougher than Albert Finney played him. Would you say that’s true? I have a joke, and I say it because George even knew about it. He’d go, “That’s so classic and that’s so you!” It’s never meant to be an insult, but I always say that had the real George looked like Aaron Eckhart, I would never have kicked him out. I mean, because it’s like, hot! Goddamn, like woo! But George and I had that kind of fun, unique relationship. I did forget about George at times, and so to see that dynamic play out was nice. It was great. Julia and Aaron Eckhardt did a great job.
The older I get, it’s pretty hard to wrap my mind around. I started my work when I 30 and I’m 60 with four grandchildren now. It’s like, Whoa. I think it’s just the meaning of the story. I think that, you know, we can all rise, no matter what level or judgment or idea or perception that somebody wants to label us with. The environmental issues in the movie are real. In some ways I think it might’ve been ahead of its time.
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