Overview

• Roberts, 57, says she began acting without much confidence and encountered a few people who were “really cruel.”
• She calls insecurity “crippling” and says early embarrassment would stop her until she learned to handle criticism.
• Those early challenges pushed her to decide who she wanted to be rather than to chase a particular kind of career.
• She now views the difficult moments with gratitude because they proved her endurance to herself.
• Her remarks were made in a joint People interview with Ayo Edebiri, who plays her student protégée in After the Hunt.