Sandra Bullock in Glamour November 2015 | Pictures
Sandra Bullock on Her Son: "If I Could Ride in a Bubble With Him For the Rest of His Life, I Would"
![On becoming the protagonist instead of "the girl" in movies early on: "They didn't want me to be the girl. 'Cause I wasn't classically beautiful. I loved comedy. I was the best friend. I wasn't a leading lady. [But] it allowed me to express myself in a more authentic way. Because I didn't fit a certain type, it gave me the career I wanted."
On why she started producing: "I like creating a story. I don't have to be in front of the camera to do it. I stopped [producing] when I had Lou because it's a 24/7 job sometimes. With Our Brand I said, 'I want to dip my toe back in.' And I was able to balance everything, have my school drop-off time. I don't want to miss a moment. People asked me, 'Remember in '96 when . . . ' I go, 'I don't. I don't remember most of my life, because I was not present.' I was worried, I was fearful, I was running, I was hiding. Only in the last five years do I remember everything."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/ps-image-unavailable.png "On becoming the protagonist instead of \"the girl\" in movies early on: \"They didn't want me to be the girl. 'Cause I wasn't classically beautiful. I loved comedy. I was the best friend. I wasn't a leading lady. [But] it allowed me to express myself in a more authentic way. Because I didn't fit a certain type, it gave me the career I wanted.\"
On why she started producing: \"I like creating a story. I don't have to be in front of the camera to do it. I stopped [producing] when I had Lou because it's a 24/7 job sometimes. With Our Brand I said, 'I want to dip my toe back in.' And I was able to balance everything, have my school drop-off time. I don't want to miss a moment. People asked me, 'Remember in '96 when . . . ' I go, 'I don't. I don't remember most of my life, because I was not present.' I was worried, I was fearful, I was running, I was hiding. Only in the last five years do I remember everything.\"")
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