Quotes by Gwyneth Paltrow

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.
– Gwyneth Paltrow
I don't really understand the concept of having a career, or what agents mean when they say they're building one for you. I just do things I think will be interesting and that have integrity. I hate those tacky, pointless, big, fluffy, unimportant movies.
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I don't understand what people's fascination is with our relationship. If we're in the same city, we go out... Sometimes when I'm in L.A., I stay at Ben Affleck's house. But it's not what people think. We're not together, I swear on my life.
– Gwyneth Paltrow
I have a sort of sisterly feeling toward Ben Affleck. I want him to do well and grow up and be a happy person and a fully realized man.
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It changed me more than anything else. You don't want to get to that place where you're the adult and you're palpably in the next generation. And, this shoved me into that.
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It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My heart sort of broke that day, and it will never be the same.
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People have become inappropriate. People have pushed too far. People have climbed one too many fences. I'm just tired of it.
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What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.
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Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business.
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My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.
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My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.
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My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act.
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I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do.
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I wouldn't say I'm a very original thinker, but if I have a good experience with something, I'll want to take it further or adapt it in some way.
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I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about the ring and it's not about the wedding. It's a grave thing, getting married. And it's easy to get swept up in the wrong things.
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I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what the political agenda, it's still a fantastic, amazing place.
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I really like where Tony Robbins says that we're all hypnotized to see beauty this one specific way, and it's true.
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I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique.
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I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?
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I know people that I respect and admire and look up to who have had extra-marital affairs.
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Even actresses that you really admire, like Reese Witherspoon, you think, 'Another romantic comedy?' You see her in something like 'Walk the Line' and think, 'God, you're so great!' And then you think, 'Why is she doing these stupid romantic comedies?' But of course, it's for money and status.
– Gwyneth Paltrow
Beauty fades! I just turned 29, so I probably don't have that many good years left in me.
– Gwyneth Paltrow