Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts in “Leave the World Behind”.Photo:JoJo Whilden/NETFLIXAskJulia Robertsthe advice she’d give her 19-year-old self and she gets right to the point: “Stand up straighter,” she says. “It’s all going to be okay, and don’t pluck your eyebrows.”The star, 56, andmom to twins Hazel and Phinnaeusplus son Henry, 16, with husband Danny Moder,posted photos of the twins as babies to mark their19th birthday on Nov. 28, prompting PEOPLE to ask both Roberts and Mahershala Ali, herLeave The World Behindcostar, what they’d tell their younger selves.“Be patient,” says Ali, 49, “because things will unfold as they should. I always tell myself to be prayerful, patient and persistent. Those three things and I feel you’ve got it all, in my humble opinion.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Leave the World Behind”.Jojo Whilden/NETFLIXThe two Oscar winners, whose new thriller is on Netflix Friday, first crossed over at some events, though they’re not 100 percent sure which one. They connected again at the Oscars in 2019 when Roberts handed out the Best Picture Oscar toGreen Book(for which Ali also won his second best Supporting Actor award).Says Roberts, “That was another moment where I felt like I’m slowly working myself into his lexicon. I’m just getting in there. … Then on this film, [director Sam Esmail] and I were so excited that it worked out with Mahershala.“While their new film may have viewers at the edge of their seat, both actors tread cautiously when it comes to watching scary movies.“I don’t like to be scared,” says Roberts. Adds Ali, ”Not anymore. I loved it as a kid. I watchedFriday the 13that 8, 9 years old. Horror films and creature features. Then I got in my teens and drifted away from all that, and just as an adult I’m not that interested in being scared. … Roller coasters, I’m good.”Says theLancôme Ambassadresswith a smile, ”I used to like roller coasters when I was a kid growing up in Georgia; the Scream Machine at Six Flags was pretty great.“For more on Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali, pick up this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday.Leave The World Behindis streaming on Netflix Friday.
Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts in “Leave the World Behind”.Photo:JoJo Whilden/NETFLIX
JoJo Whilden/NETFLIX
AskJulia Robertsthe advice she’d give her 19-year-old self and she gets right to the point: “Stand up straighter,” she says. “It’s all going to be okay, and don’t pluck your eyebrows.”The star, 56, andmom to twins Hazel and Phinnaeusplus son Henry, 16, with husband Danny Moder,posted photos of the twins as babies to mark their19th birthday on Nov. 28, prompting PEOPLE to ask both Roberts and Mahershala Ali, herLeave The World Behindcostar, what they’d tell their younger selves.“Be patient,” says Ali, 49, “because things will unfold as they should. I always tell myself to be prayerful, patient and persistent. Those three things and I feel you’ve got it all, in my humble opinion.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Leave the World Behind”.Jojo Whilden/NETFLIXThe two Oscar winners, whose new thriller is on Netflix Friday, first crossed over at some events, though they’re not 100 percent sure which one. They connected again at the Oscars in 2019 when Roberts handed out the Best Picture Oscar toGreen Book(for which Ali also won his second best Supporting Actor award).Says Roberts, “That was another moment where I felt like I’m slowly working myself into his lexicon. I’m just getting in there. … Then on this film, [director Sam Esmail] and I were so excited that it worked out with Mahershala.“While their new film may have viewers at the edge of their seat, both actors tread cautiously when it comes to watching scary movies.“I don’t like to be scared,” says Roberts. Adds Ali, ”Not anymore. I loved it as a kid. I watchedFriday the 13that 8, 9 years old. Horror films and creature features. Then I got in my teens and drifted away from all that, and just as an adult I’m not that interested in being scared. … Roller coasters, I’m good.”Says theLancôme Ambassadresswith a smile, ”I used to like roller coasters when I was a kid growing up in Georgia; the Scream Machine at Six Flags was pretty great.“For more on Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali, pick up this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday.Leave The World Behindis streaming on Netflix Friday.
AskJulia Robertsthe advice she’d give her 19-year-old self and she gets right to the point: “Stand up straighter,” she says. “It’s all going to be okay, and don’t pluck your eyebrows.”
The star, 56, andmom to twins Hazel and Phinnaeusplus son Henry, 16, with husband Danny Moder,posted photos of the twins as babies to mark their19th birthday on Nov. 28, prompting PEOPLE to ask both Roberts and Mahershala Ali, herLeave The World Behindcostar, what they’d tell their younger selves.
“Be patient,” says Ali, 49, “because things will unfold as they should. I always tell myself to be prayerful, patient and persistent. Those three things and I feel you’ve got it all, in my humble opinion.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Leave the World Behind”.Jojo Whilden/NETFLIX
Jojo Whilden/NETFLIX
The two Oscar winners, whose new thriller is on Netflix Friday, first crossed over at some events, though they’re not 100 percent sure which one. They connected again at the Oscars in 2019 when Roberts handed out the Best Picture Oscar toGreen Book(for which Ali also won his second best Supporting Actor award).
Says Roberts, “That was another moment where I felt like I’m slowly working myself into his lexicon. I’m just getting in there. … Then on this film, [director Sam Esmail] and I were so excited that it worked out with Mahershala.”
While their new film may have viewers at the edge of their seat, both actors tread cautiously when it comes to watching scary movies.
“I don’t like to be scared,” says Roberts. Adds Ali, ”Not anymore. I loved it as a kid. I watchedFriday the 13that 8, 9 years old. Horror films and creature features. Then I got in my teens and drifted away from all that, and just as an adult I’m not that interested in being scared. … Roller coasters, I’m good.”
Says theLancôme Ambassadresswith a smile, ”I used to like roller coasters when I was a kid growing up in Georgia; the Scream Machine at Six Flags was pretty great.”
For more on Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali, pick up this week’s issue of People, on newsstands Friday.
Leave The World Behindis streaming on Netflix Friday.
source: people.com
