Sandra Bullock says Hollywood once actively discouraged her from befriending other women in the industry, but her bond with Friends alum Jennifer Aniston was too strong to break. “We were from that time in the business where no one wanted the ladies to be friends—it was about pitting everyone against each other,

Sandra Bullock Says She Wasn’t Supposed to ‘Like’ Jennifer Aniston originally appeared on Parade. Sandra Bullock reflected on the obstacles she and Jennifer Aniston overcame to become friends. Despite both skyrocketing to fame in the 1990s, Bullock, 61, and Aniston, 56, did not forge a friendship until 15 years ago.

Actor says the two of them started out in Hollywood at a time when female stars were expected to view each other only as competition