Jennifer Garner Quotes
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I love being physical and acting at the same time.
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I have always been drawn to child-related causes. I find that people listen to me more when I advocate for children now that I have my own.
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I love the feeling of being on a team, rehearsing together, sharing a dressing room - I love that so much.
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I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked.
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My big sister Melissa, is such a stud and my little sister Suzanna, has always had a perfect body and big blue eyes. We were a force.
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I want my girls to love math. I want them to think that being a scientist is the coolest possible job on the planet. I want them to not be afraid to lean toward their femininity.
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It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress.
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And now, I still really don't care that much but now I have music playing all the time at home, which is a first for me. Whatever. Everything from Ani DiFranco to Dave Matthews to Jack Johnson and Norah Jones.
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To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life. I just wanted to be good in my company in Charleston and I wanted it to always be part of my life.
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The news of my pregnancy got out when I was in the middle of my first trimester. I hadn't even had a chance to tell my friends. That alone was so ugly. It made me hyper-protective ... I feel uncomfortable with people reading too much about my pregnancy or my relationship. It grosses me out. It's too sweet to read about or dissect.
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And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit.
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The outside world can be very tough.
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I have this internal battle between, I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids. And the kids win.
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I don't understand how women can manage to get back in shape with a new baby and a job.
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You can do a lot with Scotch tape. Almost anything! I love that you can hem a dress, and its an instant remedy in a fashion crises.
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Well, you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it.
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I really choose by what I like, i thought 'Alexander' was a super smart script. Just [costar] Steve [Carell] alone would have been enough. Gosh, I love working with that guy. He's just the best.
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Going after 'the bad guy' has not been a real issue for me.
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I think that it’s not as crazily different, my job, from anyone else’s, as people let themselves believe. I think people get wrapped up in their own idea of what it is, but it’s really not that.
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You're supposed to look a certain way when you're a celebrity, but I want to take care of my baby, and those two things don't mesh very well.
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I just try work out at least twice a week if I can.
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I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it.
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I wish I was one of those cute pregnant girls who wear skinny jeans throughout their pregnancies. But I just gain weight.
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You can choose to be civil or not be civil. What is the point of going through the day and think it's cool to wear your honesty on your sleeve at the expense of everyone around you?