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JESSICA ALBAMy parents were young and liberal and knew I was going to drink anyway, so they let me do it at home.
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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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I didn’t really [seriously] go out with any guys until I was 18 and met my ex-fiancé, Michael Weatherly.
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Everyone has an opinion of who you are and what your relationship is about, things that you’ve done or didn’t do in your relationship – and it’s just all crap, really. Things that are written about it are all crap.
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I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss.
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Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don’t care about fame, I don’t care about being a celebrity. I know that’s part of the job, but I don’t feed into anyone’s idea of who I should be.
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The films I do always have a happy ending. I hope it reflects back to real life.
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I can seriously spend five hours making one dinner.
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I’m much more of a risk taker. I’m more fearless now than when I was 18. I was much more self-aware and I cared too much about what people thought of me and now I really don’t. I probably should.
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It’s really, really, really difficult to have the same occupation as the person you’re with – especially when you’re both actors.
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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’m really good at being sarcastic with guys. That’s the best way to hang out with them, because that’s what guys . They don’t want the quiet, prissy little things.
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I am the good girl and I always play the good girl. It’s nice to do that.
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It’s been liberating to be able to play someone who’s a bada– or promiscuous, because that’s the opposite of who I am … It’s like a drug.
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I loved my baby dolls when I was a kid. I used to pray with them and say good night to each and every one of them because I didn’t want their feelings to get hurt. I remember having that connection with my baby dolls.
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The secret to using power is not to use it. Just having it is enough.
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I don’t think it serves any minority or underrepresented group to be coddled. Because the world won’t coddle you. So I actually believe in tough love, hard truths, black and white.
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Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.
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When I work out, I have energy and feel good about myself.
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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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I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.
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I share the same advice that my mom gave me – stay hydrated and sleep well. And that being a beautiful person on the inside is what really matters.
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Honor has to say “please” and “thank you.” Manners are really important.
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When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.
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Your husband or your wife is the only person you can really choose to be your family and to have unconditional love with them.
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I don’t hang out with the Hollywood cool people. I’m not out trying to make friends with people because they’re famous.
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I can’t tell you how great it is to get away with a girlfriend for four days shopping in Paris. Now that’s what I call a vacation.
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