"We were from that time in the business where no one wanted the ladies to be friends," recalled Sandra Bullock

Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock reportedly would not have been friends if they had let Hollywood’s system get the better of them. In a cover story featuring Jennifer Aniston for Vanity Fair’s September issue,

Sandra Bullock is pulling back the curtain on her long-standing friendship with fellow actress Jennifer Aniston —including the fact that they "weren't supposed to" bond when they met roughly 15 years ago. Speaking with Vanity Fair about the Murder Mystery actress, Bullock explained that Hollywood was a different beast back then.