My approach to acting now is so different — I’m fearless because I have nothing to lose. Before [children] my identity was wrapped up in every decision — now, I don’t care.
JESSICA ALBABeing perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel less than your best.
More Jessica Alba Quotes
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Movies are the shadiest business in the world.
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As far as being married and what it means to me… it’s nice knowing that I have a partner in life and that someone’s got my back.
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I’ve been getting my makeup done professionally since I was 12, I’ve never found a brand that could create that glowing look and flawless finish we all want from beauty products with ingredients that were effective and safe. So I had to create it.
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The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It’s all about the directors.
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There’s no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there’d be no challenge. Also, you’d feel inferior.
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I think people couldn’t really put me in [one race]. I wasn’t Mexican, I wasn’t white, I wasn’t black, I wasn’t Asian… I wasn’t anything, and I didn’t really fit into anybody’s group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.
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Parents try the best they can. They want the best for you. But a lot of their stuff is just their own. If you can pull yourself away from it and not always feel like they’re attacking you, then it’s easier to deal with.
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My mind is constantly in five different places, but golf is great because it forces you to focus completely and purely on what you’re doing.
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When I went from girl body to woman body and all of a sudden I had tits and hips and a little tummy and natural fat in places, I freaked out.
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Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.
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I’m not one of those women with a really thin body. I have body fat.
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Good actors never use the script unless it’s amazing writing. All the good actors I’ve worked with, they all say whatever they want to say.
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I can seriously spend five hours making one dinner.
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I think that people who don’t like animals tend to be selfish, but I’m biased.
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Some [actors] are really a pain in the ass today. I held out on getting an assistant forever because I didn’t want to seem demanding… or like a pain in the ass. I didn’t want someone working for me to hate me.
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