Jennifer Garner Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 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 mean, any time an actress gets to work with another actress, it's like, 'Oh, there are two of us in a movie! How are you? Let's sit in the hair chair together!' We're lonely women.”

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

“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.”

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