Julia Roberts' Comments About Twitter Might Make You Want To Quit Social Media 

It's all about having a face-to-face chat, you see. Read what Julia Roberts has to say about Twitter, and why she won't join it...

Julia Roberts talks Twitter and why she won't join
Julia Roberts talks Twitter and why she won't join

It's all about having a face-to-face chat, you see. Read what Julia Roberts has to say about Twitter, and why she won't join it...

Julia Roberts may know her way around a movie set, but the actress says she isn't so comfortable surfing the Internet.

Talking about her absence in the celebrity-heavy world of social media, Julia Roberts spoke out during an interview about her new film, August: Osage County.

Asked by Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa if she purposely shied away from the Twitter limelight, the Oscar-winning actress confessed: 'I haven't chosen to not be a part of it, I kind of just don't get it.'

Julia Roberts on why she won't join Twitter

Julia Roberts on why she won't join Twitter

She doesn't even have a Twitter account, naturally.

Highlighting the importance of face-to-face communication, Roberts continued: 'There's a lack of human connection to all of it that doesn't appeal to me.'

'Who am I talking to?' she said. 'See that's the thing I don't get. It's like screaming into the wind... there's a directness that I miss in the idea of the Internet or Twitter.'

Far from a hashtag pro, Julia Roberts will be the first to admit her not-so-tech-savvy status, adding: 'I picture Twitter on a pager which I know is also antiquated; I don't know where you Twitter.'

Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are all giggles on the red carpet

Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are all giggles on the red carpet

But like the Hollywood world she calls home, the 46-year-old star still had a few good words to say on Twitter: 'I know that it makes people feel connected and it brings people together and does all these awesome things, but me, I like to look at somebody or just have a more tangible connection; that's what I as a person am invested in.

If we didn't love our jobs so much, we'd almost be tempted to join her. #maybe

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