American actress Julia Roberts has said motherhood changed the way she thinks about the environment. In a Life & Style Magazine interview in 2007, she said having children was a major reason she began thinking more critically about the environment and global warming, as per a report.
At the time, Roberts was planning a $20 million eco-friendly home that would be solar-powered, use wood from sustainably managed forests and feature recycled tiles in the bathrooms, as per a People report. She also said she wanted a vehicle that could run on vegetable oil, adding that smelling like a French fry would be a small price to pay.