Julia Roberts, George Clooney Best Quotes About Friendship

From costars to best friends! Julia Roberts and George Clooney’s friendship is a match made in Hollywood heaven. The duo met in 2000 ahead of filming Ocean’s Eleven, the first of many collaborations between the two over the years. More than two decades later, the Oscar winners are still raving about their unbreakable bond.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October 2022, the Steel Magnolias actress shared details about meeting the Hollywood hunk after kickstarting their careers.

“We became instant friends,” Julia said at the time. “You just meet people and sometimes you think, ‘I really don’t like that person. I have no reason to not like them. I just don’t like them, and I will never change my mind.’ Then there’s some people that you meet, like my [George], who you go, ‘OK, I’m going to know this person until the end of time. This is a good one.'”

After Ocean’s Eleven was released in December 2001, viewers could not get enough of the famous costars. They went on to share the screen together again in 2002’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, 2004’s Ocean’s Twelve and 2016’s Money Monster.

Julia and George’s Hollywood takeover has also transcended red carpet events. The stars are known to turn heads with their stylish looks, so much so that they were chosen as co-chairs for the 2008 Met Gala. A few years later, the ER alum was elated to introduce Julia to his wife, Amal Clooney.

“She and Amal and I went out to dinner the other night,” he gushed to E! News in May 2015. “It was so much fun to have her meet my wife and have both of them be such good friends and hit it off so well.”

While George and Amal fell in love and welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in June 2017, Julia also started a family of her own. She married Danny Moder in 2002 after working together on The Mexican. They welcomed twins Hazel and Phinnaeus in November 2004 and their youngest son, Henry, in June 2007. Both George and Julia are incredibly family oriented, yet another thing they have in common on top of starring in blockbuster hits.

“I met [my husband] when I was ready. You met Amal when you were ready,” she reflected during an October 2022 interview on Today. “And then we call these children into our lives when we’re ready to best partner with them.”

The friendship between George and Julia has blossomed to the point that she wore a dress with his face on it to the 2022 Kennedy Center Honors! The Friends alum was on hand to celebrate George’s prestigious achievement and induction at the annual ceremony.

Keep scrolling to see Julia and George’s best quotes about their friendship.

George on Having a Blast on Set

There has been no shortage of laughter and funny memories between Julia and George since the first time they met.

“The minute we met, we had fun,” he told People at the October 2022 premiere of their film Ticket to Paradise. “The beauty is when you work with people who take their work seriously and don’t take themselves seriously, and that’s really fun.”

George on What’s Changed in Their Friendship

The AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and the Gaslit executive producer’s bond has only grown stronger over the years.

“Listen, the thing about Julia, one of the many great qualities, is she is consistent in her loyalty and in her friendship and in her kindness,” George said. “So, if you’d ask me what’s different, I’d say that with the exception of us getting a little bit older, nothing in terms of who we are, or who you are.”

Julia on How George’s Family Saved Her

While filming Ticket to Paradise in Australia, Julia spent time with George’s family who were staying nearby. Her kiddos were back in the U.S. with her hubby.

“The Clooneys saved me from complete loneliness and despair,” she told the New York Times of the experience in September 2022. “We were in a bubble, and it’s the longest I’ve ever been away from my family. I don’t think I’ve spent that much time by myself since I was 25.”

Julia on George’s Reaction to Her Pregnancy

George had the sweetest reaction when he found out his longtime pal was expecting twins with her spouse in 2004.

“It was such a sweet shift in our relationships because originally, it was all pranks and teasing each other,” Julia recalled in a September 2015 interview with Allure. “And here I am pregnant, so it’s like pulling out my chair and just making sure I have enough water and, ‘Are you feeling OK? You look a little peaked.'”

George on Dating Rumors

Despite their chemistry on screen, George and Julia never took their friendship to the next level.

“Julia was always in a relationship, or I was in a relationship. And we were fast friends right away,” he told Access Hollywood in October 2022. “So, it was nothing, but it’s been nothing but fun for us. So, I don’t think that was ever really a thing.”