Julia's Hollywood Golden Age

Julia Roberts says her age works in her favour when it comes to her high-profile return to the big screen in upcoming Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks.

She’s told journalists: "I wouldn't want to be 20 and in the movies today. It doesn't look fun."

"It just looks awful, it just looks scary and crazy, chaotic and y'know, it's just all about superficial, hollow things."

The star, who has just turned 40, says she has no fears about growing older.

Julia explained: "They say until 40, you wear your face in your life, then you wear your life on your face. So I think, that gives me a nice face."

She said though that she was worried about stripping down to her bikini for a scene in the film, as she was pregnant at the time.

"You know how some days you look really pregnant and some days you don't? That was one of those divine days when I just looked less pregnant."