“It’s shared custody and we’re both fine with it,” actress jokes on recent appearance

Jan 6, 2014 10:41 GMT  ·  By
Sandra Bullock admits to Googling herself, sharing custody of George Clooney with Julia Roberts
   Sandra Bullock admits to Googling herself, sharing custody of George Clooney with Julia Roberts

While many celebrities are ok with the idea of disclosing details of their personal life to promote a new project, be it a movie, a music album, a TV show, or a book, Sandra Bullock would rather she didn’t. However, she does admit to Googling herself at least once, to see what other people thought of her.

Sandra was just one of the many actresses present at the opening night of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and, during her speech on stage as she was accepting Best Actress for “Gravity,” she also touched a bit on this topic.

She also clarified a recent rumor about how she and Julia Roberts hated each other because of a shared fondness for George Clooney, People magazine reports.

But first things first. She might not strike you like the kind who’d ever Google herself, but Sandra did just that once. She also scrolled through the comments section, dying to know what people thought of her as an actress and as a person.

With typical humor, she admits she will probably not have a repeat of that experience.

“So, I Googled myself and read the comments section, thinking I could get some tidbits of what people really think of me. No human being should ever read the comments sections or ever Google one's self at any time,” she said.

“Some things I was very well aware of. ‘Sandra Bullock is over 40’ came up a lot. I know that. ‘Sandra Bullock's way past 40.’ Yeah, I know that, too… ‘There's absolutely nothing special about her acting. She's not particularly attractive, I can't stand her, she's mediocre. She's over 40’,” Bullock continued.

As for that recent rumor, the actress said, “And apparently Julia [Roberts]… You and I are in a dispute over George Clooney. We talked about this, right? It's shared custody and we're both fine with it.”

Sandra also talked about how she kissed Meryl Streep (against her will, she bragged), her chemistry with Betty White, her love life (but only to say she would never say anything on the record about it) and her career. Some people might look at her and see only a mildly attractive, mildly talented, mildly interesting 40something, but she knows better – and she’s having a blast, by the way!