Julia
Roberts has kept silent since the passing of her half-sister Nancy Motes
at age 37 of an apparent drug overdose - until now.
The 46-year-old Pretty Woman star fought tears as she described the pain of losing her sibling in the May issue of WSJ Magazine.
'It's
just heartbreak,' Julia said of Nancy, who worked as a production
assistant on Glee, in the interview that took place less than a month
after the tragedy. 'It's only been 20 days. There aren't words to
explain what any of us have been through in these last 20 days. It's
hour by hour some days, but you just keep looking ahead.
'There aren't words to explain': Julia Roberts
opened up her heart to talk about her half-sister Nancy's tragic passing
in the May issue of WSJ Magazine
'You don't want anything bad to happen to anyone, but there are so many tragic, painful, inexplicable things in the world.
'But
[as with] any situation of challenge and despair, we must find a way,
as a family. It's so hard to formulate a sentence about it outside the
weepy huddle of my family.'
Julia
has found solace surrounding herself with her own loved ones that
include husband Danny Moder and their three children, nine-year-old
twins Hazel and Finn, and six-year-old Henry.
Heartbreak: The 46-year-old actress revealed
that some days it's 'hour by hour... but you just keep looking ahead';
Nancy Motes, right, pictured last year, died at age 37 of an apparent
drug overdose in early February
Timeless appeal: Julia - who said she finds
peace through meditation and chanting - shows off her still youthful
beauty, blonder locks and a cosy cardigan on the cover of WSJ
Living
in Malibu away from the Hollywood glitz has served as an anchor to the
A-lister, while meditating and chanting have helped her find a sense of
peace and calm.
'Meditation
or chanting or any of those things can be so joyous and also very
quieting,' Julia told WSJ, adding that she even practices with her
brood.
'We share and just say, "This is a way I comfort myself."'
The
photo shoot shows Julia looking more relaxed than ever while clad in a
cosy $4,750 cardigan by Celine, as well as a woolly turtleneck and
jacket ensemble, a black dress and coat, and then a summery white blouse
and trouser set.
Natural beauty: Julia was photographed wearing a light and summery blouse and trouser set
No star trip here: The Oscar-winning Erin
Brockovich star, pictured in a fetching dark dress and coat, told the
magazine that she keeps her Academy Award at the NY home of her sister
Lisa
Home is an eco-friendly, $9.5 million mansion situation on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
'I
don't consider myself a celebrity, [at least not] how it is fostered in
our culture today,' Julia insisted. 'I don't know if I'm old and slow,
but there seems to be a frenzy to it.'
Even her children didn't know what a big star their mother was until recently.
'For a long time, they weren't even aware I had a job because I was home so much. Now they get it,' Julia added.
Solace: Julia shared that she meditates and chants daily and she's often joined in the ritual by her three children
Next role: Julia will next be seen the drama The Normal Heart, which premieres May 25 on HBO
Julia won an Oscar for her role as a sassy legal assistant in 2000's Erin Brockovich, but her children have yet to see it.
The
golden statuette has found a home at the New York apartment belonging
to Julia's other sister Lisa which suits her just fine.
'They were doing this photo album where everyone who visited the apartment would pose with it,' the actress revealed.
Family matters: The Pretty Woman has been wed to
cameraman Danny Moder since 2003 and they share twins Hazel and Finn,
nine, and son Henry, six; the couple were pictured on January 11
Meanwhile,
Julia's latest effort The Normal Heart premieres on HBO on May 25, and
in it she plays an AIDS doctor who is confined to a wheelchair.
She described what it was like to work again with her husband Danny, who served as cinematographer on the film.
'I find it nerve-wracking in the best schoolgirl kind of way, and he knows that and is a good sport,' Julia said.
As
it's the sixth project they've worked on together, Julia added: 'I am
usually hoping he's not looking into the camera and thinking, "What is
she doing?" We have worked together a lot and whenever we get there, I
think, "Why are we doing this again?" But it's great, and it allows us
to travel together.'
It's got a message: Julia shows her acting chops in The Normal Heart as a doctor fighting to find a cure for AIDS
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