Julia Roberts on Fame: 'There's the Express Elevator and There's Rehab'

On how times have changed for young actresses since she was starting out:

"[There was] a time when I was encouraged -- as all young actresses are -- you know, 'You've got to keep going; you've got to get out there.'"

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"It's too bad that young actors coming up now will never get that kind of experience. The business is so different; you can never be that new girl that has that moment of 'Where'd she come from?' Those gradual steps that you get to take [don't exist]. ... There's the express elevator and there's rehab. It's so awful; nobody gets a fair trial-and-error period that everybody deserves and everybody needs."