A biography for Gwyneth Paltrowhasn’t been written yet.
“I wasn't the high-school play queen or anything. And my parents would let not me act until I graduated from college.”
“We've got a wood-burning pizza oven in the garden - a luxury, I know, but it's one of the best investments I've ever made.”
“The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends.”
“Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved to see women's films. I think it was better then, except for the studio system.”
“When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.”
“It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can.”
“If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish.”
“My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.”
“In the theater, you go from point A to point Z, building your performance as the evening progresses. You have to relinquish that control on a film.”
“I sort of look at some peers of mine and I think, 'No, you've got it all wrong!' I just want to tell them all to have babies and be happy and not get sucked into that Hollywood thing.”
“I'm an artist, and the need to get inside myself and be creative and be other people is a part of who I am. I don't imagine I'll abandon that completely.”
“I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?”
“I say what I think, and I stand behind what I say.”
“I'll immediately gain, like, 5 pounds even just by thinking about cutting out dessert. It's a nightmare. I decided, for me, the healthiest thing was to eat what I want and just exercise. Some women can watch what they eat, but I just can't do that.”
“I don't eat red meat, but sometimes a man needs a steak.”
“The simpler things are, the happier they are.”
“My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act.”
“I really like where Tony Robbins says that we're all hypnotized to see beauty this one specific way, and it's true.”
“I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do.”
“After I had the kids, I took a break from work, and all my creativity went into my kitchen. I like experimenting.”