I really wanted my creams to feel luxurious and have a beautiful finish, and it's harder to do that with natural ingredients. Gwyneth Paltrow More Quotes by Gwyneth Paltrow More Quotes From Gwyneth Paltrow Why I enjoyed doing Iron Man because it opened me up to this new world where fans are so passionate. Gwyneth Paltrow iron men world We do live in an unsafe world. That's the truth. I'm dealing with that now, with my seven-year-old. He's grappling with the fact that the world is unsafe, and that there are people who do harmful things. I don't think there's anything wrong with presenting that idea. We can't lie to our children and pretend that the world is perfect, and everybody's happy, and everybody's out there to do good. It's just part of a bigger conversation. Gwyneth Paltrow lying children thinking You have to know why you're rushing about. It's OK to rush about but it's important to know what's driving you, the positives of it and the negatives of it. Gwyneth Paltrow rushing driving important I think so many people give us ideas of what we are. I think as women especially, because we're sensitive by nature, we're more vulnerable, we absorb other people's ideas about what we're supposed to think or who we're supposed to be and how we're supposed to act. Gwyneth Paltrow people ideas thinking For the most part, I try to be healthy and eat good things, but if you give me a baguette and some Camembert, I'm gonna eat it. Gwyneth Paltrow healthy trying giving I started boxing one day a week to experience aggression, which has been really interesting. Gwyneth Paltrow one-day boxing interesting I'm trying to be good with my skin care now that I'm getting older. I really do think it's from the inside - so exercise, hydration, sleep, sex. Gwyneth Paltrow exercise sleep sex When I turned 40 I thought, 'I have to really make sure I have time to myself,' because it's very overwhelming to be taking care of so many people. Gwyneth Paltrow overwhelming care people My golden time is after I drop the kids off at school. I'm usually working on my website (lifestyle site Goop) and checking emails but I try to do something at least once a week - like a facial or a visit to the osteopath - something to bring myself back into my body. Gwyneth Paltrow trying kids school My actual beauty routine is pretty simple, I try and have a facial once in a while. I'm not a huge products girl. I have so much going on with work and kids, I just use moisturiser basically. Gwyneth Paltrow girl simple kids I don't have time to devote to putting outfits together before picking up the kids. I'm a creature of habit and in that way, I tend to just go towards what works for me and what's comfortable. It's really important to be comfortable when you're running around after kids. Gwyneth Paltrow important running kids I think my days of trying outrageous things are over. I'm not looking for trends, I just want to be the best version of myself. Gwyneth Paltrow trends trying thinking When I had kids I sort of went into a hole for a few years and I think when I came out of that, I started to really become myself and know what works on me. Gwyneth Paltrow kids years thinking I think the most clear, direct way to empowerment is to really know yourself and to really use your voice and to not be afraid of other people's reactions. Gwyneth Paltrow voice people thinking Be really, really true to yourself. That to me, has been key to me in understanding how I want to live the second half of my life. Gwyneth Paltrow understanding keys want In my 20s because I was working on films so much and travelling so much and doing press, I was single with no kids and I think that's the time when not only are you trying on looks, but you're trying on personalities - you're still really forming. Gwyneth Paltrow personality kids thinking I try to take care of my hair because it sort of has to withstand a lot of blowdrying and ironing. Gwyneth Paltrow care hair trying It's the difference between someone who loves you more than anything in the world giving you criticism and getting it from some bitter stranger on the Internet. What my dad said to me was the kind of criticism where I was like, "Oh, my God, I'm on the wrong track." I'm so grateful to him for doing that. He was such a no-nonsense guy in that sense. Gwyneth Paltrow grateful dad love-you My hair is pretty wavy. And it's coarse and color-treated so I'm big on conditioner and conditioning masks. Gwyneth Paltrow mask color hair I think that the process of figuring out what kind of leader I wanted to be was challenging, because as an actor, you work alone, really. Gwyneth Paltrow leader challenges thinking