His reaction was classic Gere: You were too young!

It was about a hooker!

he exclaimed with a laugh.

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman looking at a necklace.

Image via Touchstone Pictures

Garry was the director and really wrote most of it himself, too.

Julia and I were just kind of in the jet stream of Garry when we made the film.

Pretty Womanis streaming now on Max.

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Directed by Gary Marshall, Pretty Woman stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis. Lewis is a wealthy New York businessman who hires Hollywood sex worker Ward to accompany him during his stay in Los Angeles. Initially wary of each other, the couple’s relationship grows steadily deeper over Lewis' stay, causing Ward to begin to rethink her career path.

Stay tuned to Collider for more from our chat with Richard Gere forThe Agency.

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