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Talking to Eric Roberts is a strange experience. He's been in 270 'IMDb titles (some of which he's actually seen), he can summon Sylvester Stallone and Christopher Nolan on speed-dial after appearing in their films, he's Oscar-nominated (More of which later), he's Julia Roberts brother for heaven's sake... he Should be sitting on a throne of Hollywood royalty.
Yet he speaks in the bemused tones of the eternal outsider, the little boy who shouted at the naked Emperor, who has refused to watch the Oscars since... well, let him explain.
Eric Roberts - a PR's nightmare, but a journalist's delight
"Here's the only way to it," he surmises in a seductive southern brawl, from his home in California. "It advertises the movie which makes money, which makes you look more valuable. It's all about status, money and luck."
But he's been Oscar-nominated himself. Surely that means a touch of fondness for »
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