Julia Roberts says 'the love of a good man' has helped her age well

• Julia Roberts says "the love of a good man" has helped her age well.
• The actor opened up about maintaining a youthful look in an interview with British Vogue.

Julia Roberts may be in her mid-50s, but she still looks as youthful as ever. And her secret to aging well? Love.

The "Leave the World Behind" actor recently opened up about her career, her marriage, and what it's like to get older in a British Vogue interview by her friend, "Notting Hill" screenwriter Richard Curtis.

When Curtis asked what Roberts' secrets to "eternal youth" are, she joked about "pickling" her head in a jar every other week, before giving a proper response.

"Good genes, leading a life that is fulfilling, and I have said this — and I say it usually as kind of a joke — but I do believe in the love of a good man," Roberts said.

She added that her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder, loves and cares for her in a manner that makes her "feel deeply, deeply happy."

"And anytime you see someone who's happy, it doesn't matter how old they are," Roberts said.

She then recounted a piece of wisdom that French actor Anouk Aimée once shared with her.

"Anouk Aimée said to me, many years ago when I was very young and it didn't occur to me that I would ever have a wrinkle, 'You live your face in your life until you're 50, and then you live your life on your face,'" Roberts said.

Roberts and her husband Moder first met on the film set of "The Mexican," and have been married since 2002. They have three children who are in their teens: twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and Henry.

Elsewhere in the interview, Roberts also shared how grateful she was to be able to stop working to focus on her family because she had already achieved success in her career.

"So by the time I had the success of my family life and had a husband and children who wanted to stay home, I had been working for 18 years," Roberts said. "I didn't have to pick one or the other."