Oct 27, 2007, 12:30 GMT
Richard Gere knew Julia Roberts was "magical" the first time they met.
10/22/2007 - Richard Gere - 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards - Beverly Hilton Hotel - Beverly Hills, CA - USA © Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
The 'I'm Not There' actor, who starred alongside Julia in 'Pretty Woman' in 1990, believed Julia was something special before they had even worked together.
Richard said: "I think my favorite memory of Julia was just meeting her. I remember very clearly her coming into my office, and she had done 'Mystic Pizza' at that point, and you could feel there was something magical about her."
But the 58-year-old star, who was reunited with Julia for 'Runaway Bride' in 1999, insists they won't be working together again.
He said: "We have done two movies and they were both successful so maybe we should just let it go at that."
When asked how he felt being regarded as a Hollywood sex symbol, Richard replied: "Now this is when I start blushing! I have never been comfortable with the sex symbol label."
Richard, who has a seven-year-old son, Homer, with wife Carey Lowell, says every choice he makes is for Carey.
He explained: "Everything in my life is a tribute to my wife. It doesn't work without her. Nothing does. Carey is incredible. She is the most beautiful woman in the world."
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