Jennifer Garner quotes

“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

“My mother and father always supported my passion for acting. I think they just kind of expected me to move to New York and become an actress and have all these adventures.”

— Jennifer Garner

“My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult - especially that question of how you find a balance.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I was a ballet dancer and that kind of bled into musical theater. I was constantly in rehearsal for one thing or another.”

— Jennifer Garner

“My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education.”

— Jennifer Garner

“My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I'm still conflict-averse. I don't like to argue.”

— Jennifer Garner

“You're supposed to look a certain way when you're a celebrity, but I want to take care of my baby, and those two things don't mesh very well.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I do all my own stunts!”

— Jennifer Garner

“I wasn't a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted.”

— Jennifer Garner

“And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit.”

— Jennifer Garner

“Going after 'the bad guy' has not been a real issue for me.”

— Jennifer Garner

“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

“I have always been drawn to child-related causes. I find that people listen to me more when I advocate for children now that I have my own.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I just try work out at least twice a week if I can.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I love being physical and acting at the same time.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I never had a problem resisting somebody that I knew was going to break my heart.”

— Jennifer Garner

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

— Jennifer Garner

“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

“The outside world can be very tough.”

— Jennifer Garner

“There's an internal battle. I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids and the kids win.”

— Jennifer Garner

“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

“You stick to the script, the script is Bible.”

— Jennifer Garner

“To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life. I just wanted to be good in my company in Charleston and I wanted it to always be part of my life.”

— Jennifer Garner

“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

“I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it.”

— Jennifer Garner

“And now, I still really don't care that much but now I have music playing all the time at home, which is a first for me. Whatever. Everything from Ani DiFranco to Dave Matthews to Jack Johnson and Norah Jones.”

— Jennifer Garner

“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.”

— Jennifer Garner

“I don't know anyone who was never a geek, really, when they look at their own lives. I think that from the outside looking in, you think that you weren't necessarily a tragic geek, but yes, you did lean in that direction.”

— Jennifer Garner

“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