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.”
She Loves Home Renovating
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 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.
Breaking Female Stereotypes
When Sandra Bullock returned to Hollywood’s spotlight in 2013 with her action-comedy 'The Heat' alongside Melissa McCarthy, she had a very clear goal of doing a movie that would finally pass the Bechdel–Wallace test. To save you the googling, this test essentially looks into whether an artistic work features at least two women, with names, whose dialogue had nothing to do with men. The successful movie definitely accomplished that.
In an interview with Parade, Bullock told the publication how she'd always wanted to do a female "buddy film," you know the kind the male actors get to do, that doesn't have anything to do with getting a guy, and it didn’t involve shopping.
The Year Book Photo
'The Heat', which was released in 2013, released something else with it. Sandra Bullock's yearbook was featured in the movie, featuring her character's yearbook photo too. The original photo wasn't authentic enough, however, modern technology managed to transform it.
Glasses and braces were added, making lovely Sandra Bullock, look more like Sarah Ashburn, FBI Special Agent. It is not often that movie stars use their own childhood photos and have them altered for the part. However, in this case, there was no option as the yearbook part was important for the production team to keep.