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2. No dreams of the spotlight

Young Julia Roberts smiling
Young Julia Roberts smiling | Instagram via juliaroberrts

As a child, Roberts dreamed of stepping into many different careers, but she had no aspirations of becoming an actress. After all, throughout most of her childhood, she suffered from a terrible stutter that would make it difficult for any actor trying to look for work. She initially wanted to become a veterinarian, but she didn’t exactly have a knack for science which would have made perusing that career extremely difficult.

It wasn’t until Roberts was enrolled in Georgia State University that she realized what she wanted to do with her life. Leaving Georgia in her rearview mirror, she hopped in the car and headed to New York City to pursue her dreams. She never looked back.

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