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" My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up. "

Jennifer Garner

Parents

Growing Up

Education

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

" Why does everyone think they need to be a star? It's ridiculous. The celebrity culture is so silly, and the fact that people grow up thinking that it's something to aspire to just seems wrong. I don't mean to bash my life. I love my life; I just think it's not the only way to go. "

" 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. "

" When I was in college, every summer I would work for free at a theater. "

" I would roll up pennies to take the subway to work in Times Square. I was broke, but I was happy. "

Jennifer Garner

Happy

Work

" I wish I was one of those cute pregnant girls who wear skinny jeans throughout their pregnancies. But I just gain weight. "

" My big sister Melissa, is such a stud and my little sister Suzanna, has always had a perfect body and big blue eyes. We were a force. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The wholesome is definitely intentional and drilled into me. I mean, we weren't allowed to pierce our ears growing up. We didn't wear makeup. We couldn't have layers in our hair, perms, or color, or manicures. My dad didn't think it was ladylike. My dad just felt like his daughters should be wholesome. "

" Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need? "

" I do like having my ears pierced, because there's a lot more choice in pierced earrings than there is with clip-ons, and they're a lot more comfortable to wear - Sometimes I completely forget I've got them in and end up going to sleep wearing them. "

" My world was a community ballet school, a marching band, my two sisters and my girlfriends. I played saxophone in the band and was a bit nerdy. "

" I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much. "

" It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress. "

" I mean, I didn't ever watch 'Gilligan's Island' and think, 'Those people are actors.' I lived in West Virginia. Hollywood just felt like this total other universe. "

" I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked. "

" But I'll never be one of those women who feel that they always have to wear earrings and aren't properly dressed without them. "

" I'm a peace-maker, I can fit into a lot of situations. I'm pretty easygoing. I have a lot of patience. "

" No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful. "

" The one thing I really lucked out on is that all through my teenage years, when my sister was a lifeguard and everyone I knew was out in the sun all day - I was in the theater. Everyone called me Casper because I never had a tan, and everyone else was tan all the time. I think that was the luckiest thing of my life. "