Juliette Lewis Dishes On Dating Brad Pitt & Her New Role On NBCs The Firm

First Published: January 5, 2012 3:15 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Kit Hoover and Billy Bush chat with Juliette Lewis on Access Hollywood Live on January 5, 2012LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Juliette Lewis turned heads when she appeared at the 64th Annual Academy Awards Academy Awards in 1992 with then-boyfriend Brad Pitt at her side rocking cornrows. (See the couple together, HERE!) During a visit to Access Hollywood Live on Thursday, the actress currently starring in NBCs upcoming drama, The Firm remained tight-lipped on her former romance with Brad, but happily explained the reasoning behind her unique hair choice. I would like to discuss my hair because I thought I was a real renegade. And I still think I am, Juliette told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover. I think thats bad ass! Who wears cornrows to the Oscars? I do. How did that come about? Kit asked. Was Brad like, Yes, the cornrows are it? I hung around kind of a rough crowd a couple of years prior and I thought cornrows was a sign of strength and beauty. It was as simple as that, the 38-year-old who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award that year for her role in Cape Fear explained. So that was my glamor do I just always marched to the beat of my own drum. While Juliette was reluctant to talk about her four-year relationship with the Moneyball star, she spoke of working with Brads ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, on the 2010 comedy, The Switch. How close did you get with [Jen]? Billy asked. Well, shes a producer on the movie, so she had a lot to say on who was gonna play her BFF. Whats wonderful about her is shes as lovely as youd want her to be, Juliette explained. She just has no airs, and shes very down to earth No, we did not gossip [about Brad], she added. Were grown women, so we just worked and hung out. After taking a hiatus from acting to focus on her music (she performed with rock band Juliette and the Licks until 2009), the actress is returning to TV with a role on NBCs upcoming drama, The Firm. Based on the classic John Grisham thriller, the series picks up 10 years after the book ends with Mitch McDeere (played by Josh Lucas) finding himself hunted yet again after exiting the witness protection program and Juliette says the show will not disappoint. Were all kind of in love with each other as a cast, Juliette who plays Joshs brothers girlfriend on the show told Billy and Kit. Its a really strong cast a lot of suspense. Though the 1993 Tom Cruise-lead film version of the book was a blockbuster hit, the actress said the NBC version will differ from the movie. Were sort of making our own interpretation of the original material, she said. Catch The Firm when it premieres on Sunday at 9 PM on NBC, before moving to its regular timeslot Thursdays at 10 PM. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.