In addition to her production company Fortis Films, in 2006 Bullock opened a French restaurant named Bess Bistro. It was in Austin Texas. Bess Bistro closed its doors on September 20, 2015, after almost 9 years of operating.
In 2009, Sandra decided to open another business named Walton’s Fancy and Staple, a brick-walled bakery, deli & flower shop with a rustic-chic interior. The bakery is still operating today and enjoys a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating, with the critics calling it “a deli with Southern charm downtown.”
Sandra Bullock at 37, Dated Ryan Gossling
The surprising Hollywood couple we all forgot lasted from the end of 2001 to 2003. The couple met on the set of the 2002 psychological thriller 'Murder By Numbers', in which they both starred. This seems like a normal Hollywood situation where an actor and an actress get it going while doing a film together, but let’s not forget that Bullock was 37 and Ryan Gossling was just 21 at the time.
Bullock and Gosling were fairly quiet about the relationship. When asked about why she chose to date Gosling, one thing that came up was that Gosling had helped her learn how to "chill". "I live my life at a manic pace, and he's taught me to disregard all that isn't important. He's like a little Buddha,", Bullock said.
She Survived a Potentially Fatal Accident, Twice
On December 20th, 2000, Bullock survived a potentially fatal private jet crash with her then-boyfriend musician Bob Schneider. We’ll preface this by saying that both Sandra and her boyfriend were uninjured. The pilots, soon to be landing in the snowbound resort town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, weren’t able to activate the runway lights and had to land in darkness.
But this wasn’t the last time Bullock found herself in a potentially fatal crash. In 2008 while shooting the film 'The Proposal' in Massachusetts, she was sitting in her car with then-husband Jesse James when suddenly, a drunk driver collided head-on with them. Luckily, both came out uninjured.
She Hates Musicals
Sandra Bullock has stated quite a few times that she will never star in a musical. "I won't tackle a musical," she said. "I'm not a singer. People don't want to see me in a musical. I hate them. Hate them. I do know my limits. I don't always heed them, but I know them."
Bullock even went as far as to warn directors not to approach her for musicals because she won’t agree to star in one as the thought of starring in a musical makes her cringe.
She Was Married to Monster Garage star, Jesse James
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James first met when Bullock arranged for her ten-year-old godson to meet the Monster Garage star as a Christmas present. The two ended up getting married on July 16, 2005. James was previously married to Janine Lindemulder and the couple had a girl. In November 2009, Bullock helped James fight to gain full custody of his then 5-years-old daughter.
The married couple ended up winning full legal custody of James' five-year-old daughter. But this was just the beginning of a much larger drama. Sandra's life was anything but boring.