Julia Roberts: Hollywood is tougher now

Julia Roberts thinks Hollywood was  »easier » when she was beginning her career.

The 47-year-old actress thinks it is tougher for young starlets to succeed these days, because people are not as  »nice » as when she started working and anonymous online criticism makes things even more difficult.

She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’:  »I think it was easier back when I was starting, probably than it is now. People were nicer, I think.

 »There’s just a lot of anonymity now for critiquing people and pretending that you know people, and I think that that becomes complex. There are just a lot of people who hide. »

However, when asked to advise young hopefuls on what they should do, the ‘Normal Heart’ star insisted she wasn’t the right person to ask.

She said her advice would be:  »Don’t take advice from actors. Ever. »

The ‘Pretty Woman’ actress – who has children Hazel and Phinnaeus, 10, and Henry, seven, with husband Daniel Moder – previously said she has never been  »ambitious » in her career and didn’t feel bitter when roles she wanted went to other people.

She said:  »I always feel like there is room for everybody. I don’t consider myself really all that ambitious. When I didn’t get a part – even when I was younger and needing to pay my rent – I would think, ‘Oh, someone else got it. She’s going to be so good.’ I never felt sour grapes. »