But You Gotta Hope Anyways

In last week's magazine, Entertainment Weekly interviewed Julia Roberts. Here's an excerpt that stuck out to me:

EW: Have you ever been in such a dark and sad place as Liz [from Eat, Pray, Love] finds herself in the moive?

Roberts: As a younger person, [with] problems that are more unformed and immature, I'm sure. There's a moment where you're hitting the compass and it's just not giving you the way to go.

EW: When was that for you exactly?

Roberts: Well, my whole 20s was like that: trying out this idea of things, working a lot, and moving away from home at 17 and being away from my mom. So there are times when you're figuring out those puzzles where you really do feel lost. "Do I really want to be an actor? Is it really going to work out?" You want to talk about a series of breakdowns? Talk to any actors in their 20s. You just never know if it's going to click.