I am still Me
A recent blog post touched on a topic which gets me all worked up.
"America is in love--again. Remember how we loved Vivian Ward, the pretty woman in Pretty Woman? And who could forget Maggie Carpenter, the runaway bride in Runaway Bride? Or Tess Ocean, the twelfth ocean in Ocean's Twelve? But then there's my personal favorite: Erin Brockovich, who was Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich." Read the full post...
People keep confusing Julia/Erin. That's the first time I've ever seen "Erin who was Erin in Erin..." Excuse me, but there IS an actress in there somewhere. Doesn't an actor have to play a character for 30 years (like Captain Kangaroo) to become such an icon that they become their character?
And--Excuse me!--I'm not fiction. I exist. Julia can't be me because I am me.
"America is in love--again. Remember how we loved.....But then there's my personal favorite: Erin Brockovich, who was Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich." What is that sentence even supposed to mean?
I had to look up all of those roles...
Vivian Ward, (Pretty Woman)
Maggie Carpenter, (Runaway Bride)
Tess Ocean, (Ocean's Twelve)
Erin Brockovich, (Erin Brockovich)
... to figure out that ALL of them are Julia Roberts.
Maybe they can do a movie about Julia Roberts's life and I can play Julia. Then someone can write an erroneous blog ostensibly about me, that says "Julia Roberts, who was Julia Roberts in Julia Roberts."
That would really confuse them.
Currently, I am the President of the consulting firm, Brockovich Research & Consulting, where I am involved in numerous major environmental cases 
Comments
But you kind of already did that, sort of, when you played "Julia the waitress" in Erin Brockovich. Remember? ;)
Posted by: AMPlifier | September 11, 2008 8:48 AM
I heard you speak recently at the Women's Conference. I was afraid you'd be boring but boy was I in for a surprise. I've fought my own battles and was able to take something away from your speech. But even better? You made me laugh...you were NOT boring in the least. Please, stay YOU and not Julia Roberts! LOL.
Posted by: Jane | September 14, 2008 10:28 PM
The guy who worte the blog was saying that he loved Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich in the movie Erin Brockovich. He wasn't implying that Julia was Erin or that you were not a real person. I would be flattered by the fact that this is is favorite movie. He is not only complementing Julia, but saying that he finds your story the most interesting of all of her movies.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 23, 2008 6:20 AM
Hi Erin,
I believe the person wanted to know what was Erin Brockvich's character in the movie. They obviously did not read the credits or they would have seen that you played the waitress.
I think your story is great.
Posted by: Kim | September 26, 2008 11:30 AM
He should of stated
But then there's my personal favorite: Erin Brockovich, who was the triumphant inspiration in Erin Brockovich... typo!
Posted by: Rona | November 12, 2008 12:28 AM
You misinterpret the quote. Try reading it like this:
America is in love with Julia Roberts again. I love the character Vivian Ward, the title role of "pretty woman" in the movie Pretty Woman. I love the character Maggie Carpenter, the title role of "runaway bride" in the movie Runaway Bride. I love the character Tess Ocean, the title role of "twelfth ocean" in the movie Ocean's Twelve. My personal favorite is the character Erin Brockovich, the title role of "Erin Brockovich" in the movie Erin Brockovich.
"Let's face it. No matter what people read, sometimes they only hear what they want to hear."
Posted by: Anonymous | April 3, 2009 9:31 PM
Relax! I'm sure Julia Roberts is happy just being Julia Roberts. I don't think there's any need for hyper-sensitivism.
Posted by: Gina | October 2, 2009 12:49 PM