Jessica Alba Quotes

It feels like I'm starting to come into my own in terms of where I want to go artistically, toward more complicated, interesting characters.

As far as being married and what it means to me... it's nice knowing that I have a partner in life and that someone's got my back.

It's been liberating to be able to play someone who's a bada– or promiscuous, because that's the opposite of who I am … It's like a drug.

After a bath, I like to use Jo Wood Organics Usiku Body Oil. It mositurises my skin without leaving it greasy.

My approach to acting now is so different -- I'm fearless because I have nothing to lose. Before [children] my identity was wrapped up in every decision -- now, I don't care.

Way too high maintenance to be in a relationship with an actor. I don't need a man who spends as much time in front of the mirror as me.

I'm all about supporting anyone whose art is also the way they make their living.

[On accepting travel suggestions from her two daughters, 6 and 3:] When they pay for the vacation, they get to dictate where we go.

There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior.

I never fit in with my peer group. I never hung out with kids my age - I always wanted to hang out with my mom and her girlfriends.

It's really, really, really difficult to have the same occupation as the person you're with - especially when you're both actors.

I didn't really [seriously] go out with any guys until I was 18 and met my ex-fiancé, Michael Weatherly.

I don't think it serves any minority or underrepresented group to be coddled. Because the world won't coddle you. So I actually believe in tough love, hard truths, black and white.

I basically went out with any guy who asked me because hardly anyone ever asked me out.

My mind is constantly in five different places, but golf is great because it forces you to focus completely and purely on what you're doing.

I really like older British guys - I don't think any of them would ever have a problem with crying in front of a woman or saying "I love you" or "You hurt me" or emotional stuff like that.

I actually wanted to be a producer because I like to run things.

When it comes to diversity, women are still underrepresented in so many different places, but one place we're not underrepresented is we hold a majority of the household income, and we control that.

I don't hang out with the Hollywood cool people. I'm not out trying to make friends with people because they're famous.

I'm not trying to do stuff for my kids necessarily all the time, but when you get the odd opportunity to do something for them that they could enjoy its cool.

A parent knows better than any book or "expert" what their kid really needs.