Paula Patton

“I don't know, I don't enjoy the business bit of it at all. Anything that's not the acting. It's all sort of like pulling teeth.”

“What I love most is the art, is making art, acting and being on set, and being a part of the process of making a movie.”

“In my own life, there's no amount of success or money that's more important than your child being healthy and happy. There's nothing that can put a band-aid on that.”

“I feel like movies should stick to a genre and give the audience what they want, and then surprise them with the unexpected and not just do the same thing you've always seen. But of course, you're gonna see some of the same things you've seen before. It's part of the deal.”

“I've got more bruises and scars on my legs than should be there. And I'm a physical person. That's why I like action movies. I like to get real into it all and get real down and dirty.”

“You can't care what anybody else thinks - even though your life is out there maybe for a bit of public consumption.”

“I think the age we're living in is starting to get scary.”

“I just had this moment where I was sitting at my desk, and I realized what it was that I'd been wanting to do since I was a little girl - and that was act.”

“In my mind, nobody goes to the movies to go to school.”

“If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.”

“I like the idea of bringing people together and making great entertainment.”

“At the end of the day, having a partner in crime for life is so amazing and special, when it's real and genuine, that it's worth taking the risk. And you are going to get hurt; trust me - I know! I've been hurt a couple times - maybe more than a couple times. But you gotta pick yourself back up and give it another chance.”

“Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.”

“The older I get, the more I'm surprised with life. Things don't end up the way you think they will.”

“I love cola.”

“I think what my 42 years of life has given me is just how important it is to live your own life.”

“I've always loved movies and loved the idea of playing make-believe. That was my favorite game, growing up as a child, was make-believe, and to be able to do it as an adult is awesome.”

“Like everybody, I've stayed up at night regretting things - Why did I do that, say that - but at the end of the day, I really do believe everything happens for a reason.”

“I always like the physical comedy because I actually do a lot of it in my own life, but not on purpose. I am the klutziest person on the planet.”

“Sometimes I do yoga, sometimes it's kickboxing, sometimes it's weight training, sometimes it's Pilates.”