I adore going to movie sets and being part of a team trying to create something. And yet, I hate to miss even one bedtime with my girls. . . My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult--especially that question of how you find a balance.
Jennifer GarnerMy mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun. She always says, 'Happiness is your own responsibility.' That's probably what I quote from her and live by the most.
Jennifer GarnerI think that itโs not as crazily different, my job, from anyone elseโs, as people let themselves believe. I think people get wrapped up in their own idea of what it is, but itโs really not that.
Jennifer GarnerI hoped, hoped, that maybe I'd be lucky enough to do something on Broadway, in the chorus.
Jennifer GarnerI don't understand how women can manage to get back in shape with a new baby and a job.
Jennifer GarnerI rebelled by not getting straight A's and not following the path that my elder sister did. She was valedictorian and is very exemplary in her way. I look a lot like her, so I just had to do the opposite. Not that I got bad grades, but I was all about performance and just finding any way that I could to be involved in any kind of production.
Jennifer Garner