Eric Roberts Says He's 'Not Supposed to Talk About' Daughter Emma and Sister Julia: 'But I Stumbled and Do'

Eric Roberts isn't meant to talk about his famous family, but sometimes he does it anyway.

While speaking on the July 8th episode of Still Here Hollywood podcast, the Dark Knight actor, 68, told host Steve Kmetko, who asked him about his sister, Julia Roberts, “You’ll have to ask her.”

“I love my sister, but I can’t talk about her,” Eric said of his famous sibling, 56. “She don’t want to talk about it.”

He then admitted that his daughter, Emma Roberts, had also “told me not to talk about her, but I stumbled and do.” He added, “I’m not supposed to talk about either of them. But I do.”

Despite being told not to talk about his daughter, the proud dad — who shares Emma, 33, with his ex, Kelly Cunningham — couldn't help but praise the American Horror Story star's work. 

"I'm in love with my daughter's work these days," Eric said while discussing people he admires in the industry, adding, "I can't believe how great she's become."

"I'm so proud of her I can't see straight," he said.

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“Since her performance in Maybe I Do until right now, she overwhelms me with pride and just, ‘Oh my God, here she goes again.’ And I’m just so happy to be her dad, because she’s kicking a--. And I’m so proud,” Eric said.

While talking about whether he contributed to his daughter's success, Eric said he did “absolutely nothing. Except I gave her that name.”

Eric has had a complicated relationship with certain family members, including Julia, over the years. 

In a 2018 interview with Vanity Fair, Eric commented on his previous drug use leading to an estrangement from Julia and their sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan.

"I wouldn't characterize it as a falling out. I was crazy about my sisters. Loved them, adored them," he told the outlet at the time. "They were precious to me, and we had times of great closeness. We all felt very protective of each other, but the hardest person to protect yourself from is yourself."

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"I was exhausting to be around: complainy, blamey, unable to enjoy enjoyment," Eric admitted. "Everyone in my world needed a break sometimes, and that must have included Julia."

The siblings reunited after Julia gave birth to twins Phinnaeus and Hazel — whom she shares with her husband, Danny Moder — on Nov. 28, 2004. Julia and Danny are also parents to Henry Daniel, whom they welcomed on June 18, 2007.