Quotes by

Jennifer Garner

I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if Im a bridesmaid, which Ive been lucky enough to be several times. – Jennifer Garner

Well, you cant be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that theres going to be a flip side to it. – Jennifer Garner

I remember, my mom didnt have any help, so if she needed to be somewhere after school, wed just go down to the neighbors and shed give us a snack and make sure we did our homework. There werent any latchkey kids. – Jennifer Garner

I dont have this fantasy about marriage anymore. Everyone says it takes hard work. Well, it kind of does – and Im much more pragmatic about romance than I used to be. – Jennifer Garner

Im 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 dont take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it. – Jennifer Garner

And now, I still really dont care that much but now I have music playing all the time at home, which is a first for me. Whatever. Everything from Ani DiFranco to Dave Matthews to Jack Johnson and Norah Jones. – Jennifer Garner

Theres an internal battle. I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids and the kids win. – Jennifer Garner

My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isnt some heroic thing. That doesnt mean it isnt confusing or difficult – especially that question of how you find a balance. – Jennifer Garner

I wasnt a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted. – Jennifer Garner

Im privileged, because I have a lot of freedom. I want to use it to make as warm and normal a life as I can for our daughters. – Jennifer Garner

We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and Im lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see whats out there and see whats happening and to then be a part of it in hopefully an impactful way. – Jennifer Garner

My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mothers voice and smile. – Jennifer Garner

Beauty comes from a life well lived. If youve lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines arent too bad, what more do you need? – Jennifer Garner

I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying a Turgenev play on Broadway and was so broke that, when I got a mini-series, I had to take it and was so ashamed because I was such a snob. – Jennifer Garner

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. – Jennifer Garner

I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage. – Jennifer Garner

The rule with marriage is the less you talk about it the better, as far as I can tell. – Jennifer Garner

I try to eat in a way that makes me feel good. If that means a little bite of chocolate I do that, but I try not to use food as a reward for myself. – Jennifer Garner

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

My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents. – Jennifer Garner