In an interview with Lifestyle, Bullock shared her love and passion for interior decoration, “Moving furniture or working on one of the properties I’m renovating. It’s heaven, I get up on Sundays, and I’m literally looking at house listings and Remodelista magazine”.
Throughout her career, she has built up an impressive real-estate empire by turning her income from films into real estate and owns many homes throughout the United States. She describes it as addictive, as she loves doing a lot of hands-on stuff. And now, knowing all about construction, no one can rip her off.
Sandra Bullock Was Almost The Million Dollar Baby
Bullock wanted to produce a film based on F.X. Toole's short story "Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner", but the executives in Fortis Films were not interested in a female lead boxing drama. Then in 2004, the short story was finally picked up by Clint Eastwood, who ended up being the lead actor, producer, and director of the Oscar-winning film 'Million Dollar Baby'.
It opened to widespread acclaim, won four Academy Awards, and grossed over $200 million at the box office. When asked if she was upset about how it worked out, Bullock said, “When things like that happen, that’s the way they’re supposed to be.”
Bullock Used to Match Dresses With Her Mom
As a child, Sandra Bullock would wear matching dresses with her mom, but she didn't love doing it. Bullock’s mother, Helga Meyer, was a German opera singer, soprano, and educator. She used to make all her outfits herself and did the same for Bullock.
“That mortified me as a child because she would make matching minidresses, and we had little gladiator sandals....I didn’t like that feeling,” she told InStyle. "So I went the other way: I went tomboy — jeans, baseball caps. I skated, and rode bikes." Maybe it's just us but jeans or minidress - Sandra Bullock can pull anything off.
Sandra Bullock Makes Studios Pay
It’s undeniable that Bullock who is already deep in her 50s looks drop-dead gorgeous and definitely much younger than her age. It’s been widely reported that one of her secrets to staying young and vibrant is getting Chinese acupuncture at least 3 times a week whether she's at home on or on set. It's in her contract that studios must pay for it.
Sandra believes in the practice so much, that she even brought a Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist to the set of Murder by Numbers in order to help the crew relieve stress! We can’t say that the evidence for Bullock’s practice isn’t convincing. The proof is definitely in this pudding.
Sandra Bullock Loved Her Romance With Hugh Grant
Sandra Bullock was best known for a long time as a romantic comedy actress, playing various damsels over the years in relatable and funny love stories. Critiques even pointed out that her "undisputed strength lies in a blend of light drama and comedy". When she wanted to get more serious and start playing dramatic roles, the actress knew she had to distance herself from the string of romantic comedies she played for such a long time.
Her final romantic comedy film was 'Two Weeks Notice' with Hugh Grant, and she definitely wasn’t disappointed. When interviewed by Vogue, she told the magazine, “I had the ultimate romantic partner in Hugh Grant. So I’ve done that nice chapter in my life, and that chapter is closed.”