Quotes By Gwyneth Paltrow

We feel it's unacceptable to be fat, when it has nothing to do with who the person actually is.

Even actresses that you really admire, like Reese Witherspoon, you think, 'Another romantic comedy?' You see her in something like 'Walk the Line' and think, 'God, you're so great!' And then you think, 'Why is she doing these stupid romantic comedies?' But of course, it's for money and status.

My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act.

My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive.

When I pass a flowering zucchini plant in a garden, my heart skips a beat.

We've got a wood-burning pizza oven in the garden - a luxury, I know, but it's one of the best investments I've ever made.

If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish.

Luckily, my children love broccoli, and although we sometimes enter into UN-like negotiations about how many 'trees' they need to eat before they can partake of ice cream, it is a vegetable that they tend to embrace.

Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved to see women's films. I think it was better then, except for the studio system.

My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.

I never thought that I'd be considered to have a good body. I was bony up top and kind of dumpy on the bottom.

The Jewish part of me is superstitious.

I really like where Tony Robbins says that we're all hypnotized to see beauty this one specific way, and it's true.

I sort of look at some peers of mine and I think, 'No, you've got it all wrong!' I just want to tell them all to have babies and be happy and not get sucked into that Hollywood thing.

It changed me more than anything else. You don't want to get to that place where you're the adult and you're palpably in the next generation. And, this shoved me into that.

The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get.

I try to avoid barbecue potato chips. They're my weakness.

As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just completely fell in love with England.

I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do.

My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.

Taking care of yourself is being there for your kids, like how on a plane, they tell you to put on your oxygen mask first.

Sometimes when things you love get really commercial, you end up feeling betrayed by it.

When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive.

I have a very highly developed sense of denial.

I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about the ring. It's a grave thing, getting married.

What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.

I'm not sure how healthy bacon is in general, but I know it's incredibly delicious.

Beauty, to me is about being comfortable in your own skin.

I am who I am. I can't pretend to be somebody who makes $25,000 a year.