Jessica Alba Quotes
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It feels like I'm starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, toward more complicated, interesting characters.
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I'm all about supporting anyone whose art is also the way they make their living.
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I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.
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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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Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.
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You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.
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I did research when I was pregnant with my first daughter and was horrified by the chemicals in products, even those meant for babies. I would have to go to 50 different places just to get my house and my kid clean.
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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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Movies are the shadiest business in the world.
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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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I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles.
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Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it.
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In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts... it's just accepted. And in Western culture it's just not.
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Most nights I end up wearing a wife beater T-shirt and boxers.
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Everyone in my family is an artist in some capacity whether they're musicians, painters, or sculptors, so it's in their blood.
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When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.
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I've got cousins galore. Mexicans just spread all their seeds. And the women just pop them out.
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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 wish there were two of me and 48-hour days so I could get everything done. But for me, I have to not try and think that everything has to be 100% perfect all the time and leave room for error. As long as my kids feel loved and a priority, everything really is secondary.
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If I didn't get a job, between 16 and 18, that wasn't significant, I was just going to go to college. I didn't want to be a struggling actor at 36 with five kids, doing something I hated. You see the story so much. It's such a vicious business to be in when you're not meant to be in it.
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But I don't feel the need to be famous.
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I don't like being the center of attention.
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My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.