Eric Roberts apologized to sister Julia Roberts in his new memoir 'Runaway Train' over past comments he made taking credit for her success. 'I hope Julie will accept this more public apology. It was an asinine thing to have said,

Eric Roberts is making a public apology to sister Julia Roberts after he once claimed that she owes her entire career to him.

Julia was good in ‘Mystic Pizza,’ great in ‘Pretty Woman,’ but not so much in ‘Steel Magnolias,'” Eric Roberts writes in his new memoir. “Nobody’s great in

Julia Roberts might be an A-list movie star, but her big brother, Eric Roberts, continues to try to keep her humble. “Julia was good in Mystic Pizza, great in Pretty Woman, but not so much in Steel Magnolias,

“I imagine I will remain as Julia’s brother and Emma Roberts’ dad for the rest of my life,” he said. “I’d like to make good on that, to move aside proudly and with grace. That’s part of the reason for writing the book.”

Eric Roberts and his wife, Eliza Roberts, have been married since 1992. During a joint appearance on KTLA 5, they revealed the secret to a happy, successful marriage. "There are all the cliche things, communication," Eliza said. "We work together too, which is good. That actually helps."

Eric Roberts has shared his brutal opinion of his sister Julia Roberts’s early role in Steel Magnolias arguing that her performance did not hold up in the movie. The 1989 romcom adapted from Robert Harling’s stage play about a group of Southern women who come together following the loss of one of their own starred Julia alongside Sally Field,

Eric Roberts has a bone to pick with these flowers. The 68-year-old, who is Julia Roberts‘ older brother, shared that he’s not a fan of one of her most critically acclaimed movies, “Steel Magnolias.” In his memoir “Runaway Train: Or the Story of My Life So Far,