SHE LOVES YOU, BY THE WAY. >> EVERYONE LOVES YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. BRING IT.
BRING IT. I’VE INTERVIEWED HERE NUMEROUS
TIMES OVER THE YEARS, AND
WHENEVER WE HAVE THE
CONVERSATION, IT FEELS
HOMECOMING, AND THAT HAPPENS TO
BE THE NAME OF HER NEW
TELEVISION SERIES.
TELEVISION SERIES. IT DEBUTED ON AMAZON PRIME
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. IT’S REALLY GOOD MUCH LIKE THE
STAR HERSELF.
STAR HERSELF. >> HARRY, I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE
YOU.
YOU. >> Reporter: IT’S BEEN A LONG
TIME.
TIME. >> THIS TO ME MADE MY SATURDAY
AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.
I WAS LIKE WELL, I’M NOING GO
SEE HARRY.
SEE HARRY. >> Reporter: WE’VE BEEN SEEING
HER GET READY FOR 30 YEARS NOW.
FANS ARE BEGUILED BY HER CHARM.
>> CHOOSE ME.
MARRY ME.
MARRY ME. >> Reporter: AND MESMERIZED BY
HER VULNERABILITY.
HER VULNERABILITY. JULIA ROBERTS IS AS BIG AS MOVIE
STARS GET.
STARS GET. AS THE LINE BETWEEN BIG AND
SMALL SCREEN BLURS, ROBERTS THE
ACTOR HEADS TO WHERE THE GOOD
MATERIAL IS.
MATERIAL IS. >> HOMECOMING IS A SAFE SPACE.
>> Reporter: IN A NEW TV SERIES,
HOMECOMING ON AMAZON PRIME,
ROBERTS PLAYS A COUNSELOR AND A
MYSTERIOUS REHAB CENTER FOR
MILITARY VETS.
MILITARY VETS. A PLACE WHERE NOTHING IS AS IT
SEEMS.
SEEMS. >> Reporter: IT’S A LITTLE BIT
TIE LIGHT
TIE LIGHT TWILIGHT ZONE.
TWILIGHT ZONE. I KEPT THINKING TO MYSELF,
YOU’RE SUCH A GOOD LISTENER IN
THIS SHOW.
THIS SHOW. THAT ENDS UP BEING SO IMPORTANT.
>> WELL, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE
IMPORTANT ALL THE TIME TO
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. RIGHT?
RIGHT? LET’S NOT TALK ABOUT POLITICS.
>> Reporter: AND BECAUSE WE TOO
HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR, WE DUG
THIS UP.
THIS UP. >> ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS
EFFICIENT?
EFFICIENT? >> NOT ALWAYS.
>> Reporter: JULIA AND DON
JOHNSON IN A 1988 EPISODE OF
"MIAMI VICE".
"MIAMI VICE". >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, CAN YOU BELIEVE
THE SIZE OF MY FACE?
IT’S LIKE A LITTLE CHINA PLATE.
WHY AM I TALKING LIKE THAT?
I’M SO CUTE.
HONESTLY, I’M SO HAPPY TO HAVE
THIS JOB AND DON JOHNSON WAS SO
NICE TO ME, AND I JUST SAW HIM A
WEEK AGO.
WEEK AGO. >> Reporter: DID YOU?
WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER, THAT JULIA
ROBERTS FROM ALL THOSE YEARS
AGO, KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW NOW,
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU HAVE GIVEN
HER?
HER? >> YOU KNOW, NONE THAT SHE WOULD
HAVE LISTENED TO.
>> Reporter: DESPITE BEING AN
OSCAR WINNER AND MEGA STAR,
ROBERTS SAYS SHE STAYS GROUNDED
THANKS TO HER HUSBAND OF 16
YEARS DANNY MODER.
>> I GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT,
NOT THAT I AM A DIFFERENT
PERSON, BUT THAT HE HAS HELPED
ME PROTECT MY PERSON AND KEEP MY
PERSON WHERE I WANT TO BE.
>> Reporter: AND AT HOME SHE’S A
SOCCER MOM TO THEIR THREE
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. THREE.
THREE. ARE THEY ALL TEENAGERS NOW?
>> ALMOST.
>> ALMOST. HENRY IS 11.
>> Reporter: WHAT’S IT LIKE
TRYING TO RAISE THREE KIDS IN
THIS DAY AND AGE?
>> IT’S INTERESTING, BECAUSE
IT’S ALSO NEW.
THE OPPORTUNITIES, THE
PRESSURES, THE RESOURCES, THE
HAVING THE WHOLE WORLD IN YOUR
HAND LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: DO YOU TRY TO KEEP
THEM OFF SOCIAL MEDIA?
>> YES.
>> YES. I MEAN, I THINK -- I DON’T
REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEED
THAT FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: ROBERTS JUST JOINED
INSTAGRAM HERSELF THIS SUMMER.
>> BECAUSE I KNEW I’D BE SO GOOD
AT IT.
AT IT. I FELT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY
TO SOCIAL MEDIA, TO MAKE MY
PRESENCE FELT.
PRESENCE FELT. >> Reporter: THE WORLD WAS LIKE
WE HAVE ALL OF THIS SOCIAL
MEDIA, BUT WE DON’T HAVE YOU.
>> WE DON’T HAVE THE 50-YEAR-OLD
HOUSEWIFE PERSPECTIVE
HOUSEWIFE PERSPECTIVE REPRESENTED ENOUGH ON INSTAGRAM.
>> Reporter: AND THIS HOUSEWIFE
TURNED 51 EARLIER THIS WEEK.
WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SIT AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
JULIA ROBERTS AND SHE LAUGHS,
EITHER AT YOU OR AT HERSELF, IT
IS A THING OF JUST ABUNDANT JOY.
>> HARRY.
>> HARRY. >> Reporter: IT’S THE TRUTH.
>> YOU ARE DETERMINED TO -- I’VE
BEEN FIGHTING TEARS THIS WHOLE
TIME WE’RE SITTING HERE TALKING.
YOU’RE JUST DETERMINED TO MAKE
ME WATERY.
ME WATERY. >> Reporter: BRING IT.
>> OH.
>> OH. HARRY, YOU’RE PRETTY CHARMING
YOURSELF, HARRY.
YOURSELF, HARRY. >> Reporter: OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. FIRST INTERVIEWED HER FOR
"MYSTIC PIZZA".
"MYSTIC PIZZA". >> BACK IN THE DAY.
>> BUT THE SHOW IS GOOD?
>> Reporter: THERE’S NO GLAMOUR
IN THIS FOR HER.
THIS IS A VERY, VERY RAW
TWILIGHT ZONE KIND OF CREEPY
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
IS THAT THE STORY?
IS THAT THE STORY?
WHAT’S THE REAL STORY?
SHE KILLS IT.
>> IT’S SO COOL THAT TV WITH
AMAZON PRIME AND ALL THESE OTHER
OUTLETS THAT THEY’RE PUTTING OUT
PROJECTS ATTRACTING SUCH GREAT
TALENT.
TALENT. >> THAT’S WHAT I SAID TO HER.
IS THE LINE BETWEEN FILM AND
TELEVISION, THERE’S NO LINE.
IT IS COMPLETELY GONE.
>> WE’RE THE BENEFICIARIES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> A GREAT INTERVIEW.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE,
PAL.
PAL. >> WE’LL HAVE MORE WITH JULIA