Quotes from Gwyneth Paltrow

I wouldn't say I'm a very original thinker, but if I have a good experience with something, I'll want to take it further or adapt it in some way.

It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can.

Be really, really true to yourself. That to me, has been key to me in understanding how I want to live the second half of my life.

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

I have a sort of sisterly feeling toward him [Ben Affleck]. I want him to do well and grow up and be a happy person and a fully realized man.

Are you crazy? I don't want to wear ideas. I don't want to have all these complicated thing.

There's something that sort of weirds me out about actors who want to be rock stars, and the other way around too.

I can do short jobs. If I was still starring in three movies every year, there's no way that I'd be the person my kids want when they fall down.

I don't mind girls or boys. My mother gets upset when I say I want all girls because Apple is so fabulous.

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.

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

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.

Could I use some butter and cheese and eggs in my cooking without going down some kind of hippie shame spiral? Yes. Of course I could.

I don't eat red meat, but sometimes a man needs a steak.

I love men, even though they're lying, cheating scumbags.

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

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

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.

I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique.

Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business.

Beauty fades! I just turned 29, so I probably don't have that many good years left in me.

I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?

I wouldn't say I'm a very original thinker, but if I have a good experience with something, I'll want to take it further or adapt it in some way.