A biography for Jennifer Garnerhasn’t been written yet.
“I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage.”
“My mother and father always supported my passion for acting. I think they just kind of expected me to move to New York and become an actress and have all these adventures.”
“My world was a community ballet school, a marching band, my two sisters and my girlfriends. I played saxophone in the band and was a bit nerdy.”
“I wash my face at night for sure. If I've had makeup, on I wash it twice. And now that I'm old, I use the Rapid Repair moisturizer, which has all the stuff in it - retinol, alpha, whatever, all of it. And I do use a Neutrogena eye cream, which I didn't used to.”
“We do a lot of crafting at our house. I don't even know how it got started because if you ask me, 'Are you crafty?' I would say, 'No...' but it's something that we just do.”
“My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up.”
“Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need?”
“Going after 'the bad guy' has not been a real issue for me.”
“I usually don't wear makeup, and if I do, it's later in the day if I have to get my act together for work for some reason.”
“The last thing I want to do is complain; I love what I do, and I know every job comes with a downside. But boy, this one's a doozy...You pull out of your driveway, and the paparazzi literally chase you, running red lights - I'm a really careful driver, especially with my kids in the car, but I worry they're going to cause an accident.”
“I am lucky to have had an attentive, curious and loving dad and heart-smart, down-to-earth, gifted mother. They changed the outlooks of their own lives and have never forgotten the people and organizations that helped them dream bigger than their circumstances should have allowed.”
“I certainly never expected to be in front of a camera one day of my life.”
“I'm still conflict-averse. I don't like to argue.”
“I love the feeling of being on a team, rehearsing together, sharing a dressing room - I love that so much.”
“I really thought when I was pregnant with my first that it wouldn't affect my work at all; it would just be a baby that grows up on set. And I was absolutely wrong. For women, the high point of their career and needing to have babies just don't really go together.”
“I have a great deal of respect for any women that will enter the world of little boys of sports.”
“In my teens, I was never part of the cool crowd.”
“I love being physical and acting at the same time.”
“I'm a peace-maker, I can fit into a lot of situations. I'm pretty easygoing. I have a lot of patience.”