Every time I’d get a critique or some redirection, I’d always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it.

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.

Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.

[Her fans, however, should be excited to learn that Rodriguez and co-directors Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino plan to go beyond the comic, in order to assure Nancy some significant screen time.] I’m not really...

[ ‘ Proving Hollywood — let alone society as a whole — learned nothing from the feature film version of] Bewitched, … I Dream of Jeannie.

I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.

My whole life, when I was growing up, not one race has ever accepted me, … So I never felt connected or attached to any race specifically. I had a very American upbringing, I feel...

Most nights I end up wearing a wife beater T-shirt and boxers.

This is a beautiful action thriller — it’s a great date movie — age appropriate,

That’s a huge one, and there’s a lot of pressure.

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

When I used to do the action scenes, I would have to play it rough. If you hit an actress accidentally, she would usually take it on the chin and say, `Don’t do that again.’...

My parents were young and liberal and knew I was going to drink anyway, so they let me do it at home.

They always do it. And in (the poster for) ‘Fantastic Four,’ please — they did it big time!

[ Proving Hollywood — let alone society as a whole — learned nothing from the feature film version of] Bewitched, … I Dream of Jeannie.

Movies are the shadiest business in the world.

I do not like being in my bathing suit. Especially in front of strangers, especially in front of cameras. I can’t say that I would ever do a movie in a bikini again,

Everyone has an opinion of who you are and what your relationship is about, things that you’ve done or didn’t do in your relationship – and it’s just all crap, really. Things that are written...

Free driving is like an extreme sports version of snorkeling, … That’s about 50 feet deep. And basically what you do is you hold your breath and you wear a weight belt and go down...

[But Alba defends the film from accusations that it is misogynistic.] The women are completely empowered, … It’s not just women being victimized. It’s everybody.

I did research when I was pregnant with my first daughter and was horrified by the chemicals in products, even those meant for babies. I would have to go to 50 different places just to...

not smart animals, which is why people do get bit once in a while. I was wearing a wet suit that was silver. So when I move around, it believed my head was a fish....

The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It’s all...

She’s really girly and feminine, which is quite funny because Paul is so active and into sports. It’s a nice balance for Paul.

You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.

[And being on stage together as presenters] was great, … And to have the energy of MC Hammer right before us! We were Hammer fans.

Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don’t care about fame, I don’t care about being a celebrity. I know that’s part of the job, but I don’t feed into...

[Other than those details, the proud mixed-ethnicity actress added that the game will concentrate on several ideals of great importance to her: racial tolerance, nonviolence, and geographical awareness.] I’m going to pick seven cities in...

But I don’t feel the need to be famous.

Playboy has violated my personal rights and blatantly misled the public, who might think I had given them permission to put me on their cover when I didn’t. I’m simply protecting my personal rights and...

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything – even if you have no clue what you’re doing.

I don’t want to comment on Tom’s relationship with Katie, but I’m a private person and I don’t feel you should talk about your private life. I think it’s best to keep this sort of...

If I didn’t get a job, between 16 and 18, that wasn’t significant, I was just going to go to college. I didn’t want to be a struggling actor at 36 with five kids, doing...

I got up from my table and he sat down at my table, … It’s shocking, because he sat at my table and 30 seconds later he got shot.’

Everyone in my family is an artist in some capacity whether they’re musicians, painters, or sculptors, so it’s in their blood.

In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts… it’s just accepted. And in Western culture it’s just not.

I’m good at being sarcastic with guys. They don’t want the quiet, prissy little things.

I don’t like being the center of attention.

Morgan Freeman , Sean Connery , Robert Redford , Michael Caine . I have this thing for older men. They’ve been around and know so much.

I don’t put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself.

I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss.

This makes me so much more nervous. I’m glad I wore the shoes though.

When I do comedy, I lose all inhibition and introspection. I no longer care.

Paul loves the water. It seems like that’s where he’s the most happy.

I’ve got cousins galore. Mexicans just spread all their seeds. And the women just pop them out.

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.

The secret to using power is not to use it. Just having it is enough.

I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles.

It’s not like a real X-Games sport yet; it’s kind of on the brink of becoming one, I think. And I don’t want to talk about it, because I want to come out with the...

[When Meadow accompanied Walker on the Into the Blue Bahamas set in late 2003, co-star Alba took delight in watching father interact with daughter.] She’s really girly and feminine, which is quite funny because Paul...