In all honestly I have never wanted to do anything less, and I have never regretted saying yes to anything more than speaking to all of you, writing this speech has made me examine my life choices. It has made me gain five pounds... I have experienced an unhealthy level of self-loathing. I have even hated on Steve Carrell, Denison University alum [ actor ] Steve Carrell. I feel like Steve Carrell graduated 10 years before me, Steve Carrell should have had to do this first. I mean, Steve Carrell was in' The Office.'.

Jennifer Garner

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I mean, the men in Hollywood event is every day - it's called Hollywood.

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Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places.

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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

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The outside world can be very tough.

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The rule with marriage is the less you talk about it the better, as far as I can tell.

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I certainly never expected to be in front of a camera one day of my life.

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Your happiness is your own responsibility.

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It's not a bad thing, is it, to be strong in some ways and fragile and vulnerable in others?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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