A biography for Jennifer Garnerhasn’t been written yet.
“I wish I was one of those cute pregnant girls who wear skinny jeans throughout their pregnancies. But I just gain weight.”
“The rule with marriage is the less you talk about it the better, as far as I can tell.”
“When Jen Aniston and Brad Pitt broke up, I was dying to see something that said they were getting back together.”
“I remember, my mom didn't have any help, so if she needed to be somewhere after school, we'd just go down to the neighbors' and she'd give us a snack and make sure we did our homework. There weren't any latchkey kids.”
“My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents.”
“I like watching Tom Brady, not just because he's handsome - I get handsome; I understand handsome - but he's a fine leader, he's a great quarterback, and I like the team. I'm not going to apologize for that.”
“I don't know anyone who was never a geek, really, when they look at their own lives. I think that from the outside looking in, you think that you weren't necessarily a tragic geek, but yes, you did lean in that direction.”
“When I was in college, every summer I would work for free at a theater.”
“I know I live a charmed, beautiful life and nobody wants to hear a celebrity whine. The last thing I want to do is complain; I love what I do and I know every job comes with a downside.”
“People have pain - they do regrettable things, they feel shame, and shame equals pain.”
“There's rarely a big hat. I think all those things are great, but I'm boring in that I just use sunscreen every day. I don't mess around. I put it on first thing. I have it on now, and I'm sitting inside.”
“I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying a Turgenev play on Broadway and was so broke that, when I got a mini-series, I had to take it and was so ashamed because I was such a snob.”
“I try to eat in a way that makes me feel good. If that means a little bite of chocolate I do that, but I try not to use food as a reward for myself.”
“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.”
“The outside world can be very tough.”
“Can we just stop pretending that skinny jeans are a good look on anyone? Can we just band together and go for a boot cut, please? Ladies?”
“I wasn't a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted.”
“I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much.”
“I miss West Virginia very much.”
“My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult - especially that question of how you find a balance.”