Quotes from Kate Hudson

You Can't Lose Something You Never Had

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.

I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.

I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says they've seen more than they could ever possibly tell you.

No matter how far you take it with your friends, whether you're fighting with them or you hate them for two months, you just really need them, because they're the ones who teach you the most about yourself.

You don't have to be perfect. Pretty happy is pretty great.

Life is always going to get in the way of our best intentions and most well-made plans.

I didn't just wake up one day understanding how to take care of myself. I had to learn how to do so over time, and I continue to learn - each and every day. This is a process, and my body is constantly changing. So is yours. And when I learned how to accept that I will always be like this, I relaxed. Our bodies do not stand still for time.

I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.

I'm working 18 hour days and I'm feeling guilty not being able to be there when all those times I want to be mother.

As a woman, and as a working mom trying to get things done, you find yourself meeting adversity a lot, but you never talk about it because you don't want to bring attention to it. You don't want to go there.

Somebody can become a celebrity for being stupid. That is what it's turned into.

I gained 60 pounds, and I'm proud of it. Why do I need to watch my weight when I'm pregnant? I could eat whatever the hell I want to eat.

I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want

When I exercise, I need to connect to myself and see how I'm feeling at the moment because my mood is constantly changing.

I like when life is sort of spontaneous. I like the unexpected. I'm comfortable in that!

Never worry about bad press. All that matters is if they spell your name right.

You have a choice: Support the woman standing next to you, or compete with her. But if you compete, you're going to be miserable.

I think for all the women who are working parents it's difficult to balance your work-life and your home-life. You make obvious sacrifices because you really just want to be with your family.

When you're nursing and you're working 18-hour days, that's pretty hard.

Just as it takes work to be in a relationship, so it takes work to not be in a relationship.

I'd like to be able to experience things. That's the best thing for my work - to be somebody who does get to travel and observe people.

Some days, I feel like I should win Best Mom of the Day award, and some days, I find myself doing strange things that don't have any real purpose, in faraway corners in my house, and I realize I am literally and deliberately hiding from my children.

I'm a nature girl. I grew up in Colorado and was always outside. I still am, even when I'm in the city.