We've always liked Julia Roberts. Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, EveryOtherMovieShe'sEverBeenIn -- she's America's sweetheart for a reason. But here's the thing: we never realized how awesome she was and how effing badly we wanted to be friends with her until today.
Last night, Lincoln Center was host to the Film Society's Gala Tribute to Tom Hanks and while Forrest Gump was certainly the honoree, it's Julia that's been making headlines today. Her speech began with what will sure become an infamous line: "All right, it’s late and I’m paying my babysitter overtime and I have to pee, so ... everybody fucking likes you."
UPDATE: We have video!!
And that's not all. NY Mag has a full transcript of Julia's genius, but we've parsed some of our favorite lines for you here.
On Rita Wilson:
Listen, I had lunch today with Rita [Wilson], and her tits were here and her waist was here and her ass was all that.
On Hanks' movie The Terminal:
I love the Coen Brothers, but the hair, Tom — I don’t even know what the fuck that movie was about. You in the airport with the accent; it was a pass for me. Do you love airports, or were you dissing immigrant laws?
On her outfit:
God, I’m wearing the same fucking dress tonight as your publicist.
And lastly, apropos of nothing:
And also, Sally Field played my mom once!
[Correction! In the video below, it appears that the fact that Sally Field played Jules' mom and Sally Field also played Forrest's mom means they're, like, brother and sister! Yay! Still funny!]
Read the whole glorious thing here.
Or, just watch the shining star in action:
PS. People is reporting that according to Bruce Springsteen, he and Tom Hanks once measured "the size of [their] Oscars." The verdict? Tom's came out on top.
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