Growing up where I did, the thought of working on a television show or in a movie... that existed on a parallel plane, you know? Jennifer Garner More Quotes by Jennifer Garner More Quotes From Jennifer Garner I mean, the men in Hollywood event is every day - it's called Hollywood. Jennifer Garner hollywood men mean Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places. Jennifer Garner your-smile inspirational-life lines I am not pregnant, but I've had three kids, and there is a 'bump.' From now on, ladies, I will have a 'bump' and it will be my 'baby bump,' and let's just all settle in and get used to it. It's not going anywhere. Jennifer Garner pregnancy baby children The outside world can be very tough. Jennifer Garner outside-world tough world The rule with marriage is the less you talk about it the better, as far as I can tell. Jennifer Garner i-can I certainly never expected to be in front of a camera one day of my life. Jennifer Garner cameras expected one-day Your happiness is your own responsibility. Jennifer Garner responsibility It's not a bad thing, is it, to be strong in some ways and fragile and vulnerable in others? Jennifer Garner strong inspirational way My mom gave me a good piece of advice. She said never marry a man thinking you can change him, and I think that starts from your first date when you're in the seventh grade onwards. Women are fixers so we have to just not fix. Don't fix. Jennifer Garner mom relationship men 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. Jennifer Garner flip two-sides trying I am the model middle child. I am patient and I like to take care of everyone. Being called nice is a compliment. It's not a boring way to describe me. Jennifer Garner middle-child nice children 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. Jennifer Garner parent mom important My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, 'Happiness is your own responsibility.' That's probably what I quote from her and live by the most. Jennifer Garner mom mother inspiring I think that it’s not as crazily different, my job, from anyone else’s, as people let themselves believe. I think people get wrapped up in their own idea of what it is, but it’s really not that. Jennifer Garner jobs believe thinking My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did not stop at academics - they made sure that we knew music, saw art and theatre and traveled - even though it meant budgeting like crazy. Jennifer Garner crazy college art 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. Jennifer Garner feel-good chocolate mean 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. Jennifer Garner complaining beautiful jobs I feel lucky, though, because even when 'Alias' was popular, I was still sent scripts against type. I've never felt like the world only sees me one way. But yes, it's been really fun to be bad. Jennifer Garner lucky fun world I don't have this fantasy about marriage anymore. Everyone says it takes hard work. Well, it kind of does -- and I'm much more pragmatic about romance than I used to be. [With Scott] I wanted to see him as a white knight and was crushed whenever anything normal happened. I wanted to be the princess. Now I'm much more willing to see myself as human and flawed, and accept someone -- the whole picture. My life is definitely changing for the better. I couldn't be happier or feel more comfortable with the direction it's going in. Jennifer Garner princess knights hard-work My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mother’s voice and smile. Jennifer Garner sunset smile mother
