Julia Roberts says she took a 20-year break from rom-coms because she didn't receive any 'good' scripts

• Julia Roberts said she hasn't gotten any rom-com scripts that match up to the quality of "Notting Hill."
• Roberts said becoming a mother has also changed how she accepts films roles.

Julia Roberts said she took a 20-year break from the romantic comedy genre because the scripts she was offered did not match the quality of those from the 1990s.

Roberts — who is best known for starring in a string of classic rom-coms from the 1990s such as "Notting Hill" and "My Best Friend's Wedding" — told the New York Times in an interview published Monday that people often misconstrue the amount of time that's gone by since her last rom-com outing as evidence that she no longer wants to star in them.

"Here's the thing: If I'd thought something was good enough, I would have done it," Roberts told the Times. "If I had read something that I thought was that 'Notting Hill' level of writing or 'My Best Friend's Wedding' level of madcap fun, I would do it. They didn't exist until this movie that I just did that Ol Parker wrote and directed."

The upcoming Ol Parker film Roberts is referring to is "Ticket to Paradise," which sees the 54-year-old actor star opposite her longtime collaborator George Clooney. Later during the interview, Roberts said that she almost didn't star in the film because she thought it would only work well if she starred opposite Clooney. This was before Clooney was offered the role.

"Lo and behold, George felt it only worked with me. Somehow we were both able to do it, and off we went," Roberts said.

Elsewhere during the interview with the Times, Roberts, who has been married to cinematographer Danny Moder since 2002, discussed how her life as a mother has changed the way she navigates Hollywood and her career as an actor.

"I also had three kids in the last 18 years. That raises the bar even more because then it's not only 'Is this material good?' It's also the math equation of my husband's work schedule and the kids' school schedule and summer vacation," she said.

"It's not just, 'Oh, I think I want to do this'. I have a sense of great pride in being home with my family and considering myself a homemaker."

"Ticket to Paradise" is currently slated for a September 16 release. The film also stars Kaitlyn Dever and Billie Lourd.