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" We lived in Colorado, and my parents were outdoorsy mountain people. My father would always say, 'Go out and don't come back until you have something to show me.' Which meant he wanted me to come back with a scraped knee or an injury. When I went out to play, I felt like I'd better get hurt. "

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" I feel my knees changing - like, why do I have this pain when I'm running on the treadmill? What's going on with my lower back when I wake up in the morning? I just feel changes. And I'm definitely fearful in a very vain manner about my body ageing. "

Jessica Biel

Morning

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" In the car on my way to premieres and awards shows, I'll sit with tissue paper under my armpits so I don't soil the delicate dress fabric. The whole time, I'm telling myself, 'Please don't sweat, please don't sweat.' I throw the tissues out right before I step out of the car, and nobody ever knows! I just put on a smile and fake it. "

" You've got to love this business. You have to be able to take rejection. "

" I'm not going to give up doing interesting things. I'm going to do it as long as I possibly can and hopefully have longevity in this business. "

Jessica Biel

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" I'm not squeamish at all. As a child I dragged a dead squirrel home on my skateboard and cut it open and tried to look at its brain. "

" It's not my plan or whatever in my life to be a sex symbol. It never is. You are who you are, but you can't help what you look like. And when you do a film, like for me, it's just not about that. I would prefer to downplay it. I prefer to downplay the sex appeal. "

" I love somebody who can make me laugh and be a goofball. I think it's incredibly sexy if a guy can look uncool and completely not care. Also, somebody who likes to show affection. I show a lot of affection. "

" For a very long time, I wasn't thought of as anyone with any credibility in the film world. Everybody is tramping through the swamp every day in this business. 'I'm worth it, I'm credible - believe me, give me a shot!' That's the way I feel on a consistent basis. "

Jessica Biel

World

Thought

" I definitely had dolls when I was a kid. I don't remember being very thorough with them and making sure they got fed in my make-believe world. A lot of Barbie haircuts were given, though. I had a Tamagotchi as well, but I think that thing died really quick. They were hard to do! "

" I love being someone I'm not for a period of time. I love every minute of being in someone else's skin. "

" Being Sexiest Woman Alive definitely didn't just open all the doors for me, which I thought it would. I thought, 'This is going to be huge for me!' And it really wasn't at all. "

" Everyone has areas they're not comfortable with, and mine are my bum, thighs, and legs. "

" I kind of go back and forth about marriage and kids. I feel like, if it's an organic way for me and the right time in my life, then, yeah. "

" I think I could drink my own blood. Is that weird? "

" At 10, I was intrigued by surgery, I wanted to be a surgeon for a long time. I love doctor shows and surgery shows. Blood is not an issue for me. I even took pictures once of me getting my blood taken. "

Jessica Biel

Long

Love

" I was skeptical about doing Texas Chainsaw at first because it's such a cult classic. I'd seen some of the sequels and was not a fan of those. "

" I've never gotten to do romantic comedy like most of the girls. Maybe because I'm fit, people assume that I'm not funny? "

" Eating Paleo just leans you down and slims you up and takes that little layer of fat and water-weight right off your body. "

" I work with a couple charities called Serving Those Who Serve and Rebuilding Together. Both are supportive of veterans when they come home. "

" As much as I hate auditioning - it's so hard and awkward - it's way better to walk out of that room and win a role because of what you did. "

" My Barbies were usually naked. Once, I took their heads off, cut their hair, drew on their short, spiky hair with some markers, then stuck the heads on Christmas lights. Every year, we'd string our tree with those Barbie heads. It looked demonic. My parents were so cool - they saw it as a form of self-expression. "

" I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care. "

" I've always been physical. I have no concept of what life is like without physical activity. "

Jessica Biel

Activity

Always

" I had my bad-boy moment in my teens. I'll never do that again. It wasn't pleasant, and I learned my lesson. It was sexy and mysterious, and it's like, 'Look how cool they are,' but it's just not worth it. He was lying to me and accusing me of cheating - but then I realized he was the one cheating. "

Jessica Biel

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