I have had this book in my Want to Read list on Goodreads since May, so I was eager to read it. I knew of Eric Roberts (by way of Julia Roberts, his younger sister).
I had no clue his parents were at one point in his early life co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop and they ran a children’s acting school as well. That is where Eric found his niche as an actor, and has been in a lot of movies. The only movie I can reference that I know of is a recent Spenser movie. The stories of how he got parts to some of movies is mentioned.
He discussed in detail bout his life growing up and how different it was for him with his parents than with his younger sisters. They often took their frustrations out on him.
He talked very openly about his drug usage (cocaine and weed), and his behavior on set of movies, which sometimes was bad and sometimes was good.
He also talked very openly about his relationships. Especially, his daughter Emma Roberts and his wife Eliza and her kids. His addictions to drugs really took a big hit in regards to his relationship with Julia and Lisa, his younger sisters.
There are a lot of Hollywood gossip stories with actors he grew friendly with; Mickey Rourke, Tom Bringer, and Christopher Walken, just to name a few.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Now, I need to get Julia to share her story!
