Growing up, Anne Hathaway wanted to be just like one of Hollywood's leading female actresses.

The beautiful brunette recently revealed that Julia Roberts was her biggest idol as a child and continues to amaze her to this day.

The "Devil Wears Prada" actress admires the "Pretty Woman" star for her individual style and amazing acting talent.

She said, "Julia is just phenomenal. It's funny because for a long time I wanted to be Julia Roberts, and then I realized what makes her so great is that she's totally inimitable (sic). So I realized I'm just going to be myself and fall short."

The 23-year-old star also believes landing a role in the Oscar-winning gay cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain" was the best career choice she ever made.

She said, "After 'Princess Diaries' and 'Ella Enchante' I was starting to be associated with a certain type of character. To be able to do a film like 'Brokeback Mountain' to break people's preconceptions of me was really lucky. It was the best thing I could have done."

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