Jennifer: I know enough to know that when you're in a pickle... call Mom. Jennifer: I don't know anyone who was never a geek, really, when they look at their own lives. I think that from the outside looking in, you think that you weren't necessarily a tragic geek, but yes, you did lean in that direction. Jennifer: I call my mom now and say, "You know all the dinners you made that I said "no" to and then went off and ate peanut butter? I'm sorry. I get it now. I slaved over roasting this, and Violet goes, "No, no, no!" Jennifer: You know how as a kid you picture yourself with a tall, handsome husband, and you imagine him cuddling your baby? Ben [Affleck] is like that, like, on crack. Jennifer: Violet is the most beautiful thing. Just that she exists and I get to hang out with her. I think that I can read her mind because I'm with her all the time. Then she'll do something off the wall and surprising. There's no one who is more fun. Jennifer: I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much. Jennifer: I'm pretty chilled as a pregnant chick and I feel like I'll be pretty chilled about the whole thing. I mean, I feel kind of warrior-like about it. But I do have the moments in the middle of the night where I'm like, 'Wow, this has to come out!' Jennifer: There's nothing more emotional than seeing your partner--the man you love--with your baby at any time: the first time, the second, yesterday, today. There's nothing more beautiful. Jennifer: I was rocking [Violet], and she was fascinated by the light hitting the ceiling. I thought, "God, for the past five years, I haven't stopped to look at light on the ceiling for [one] second." To slow down and go at her pace has been such a gift. Jennifer: I call my mom now and say, "You know all the dinners you made that I said 'No' to and went off and ate peanut butter? I'm sorry. I get it. I slaved over roasting this, and Violet goes, 'No, no, no!'" Jennifer: Having a baby fills your life in such a way that no matter what you're doing, there's something bigger. I've just been in heaven being with her the past year. Jennifer: I've known for a long time that your looks will only take you so far, and I think I'm in the process of showing what I can do as an actress. I wouldn't mind if someone says I'm a good actress who's also kind of nice to look at. There's a lot worse things people can say about you! Jennifer: I know there's this very fine line separating success from obscurity. I don't take anything for granted. Jennifer: The only thing I ever wanted to get out of this business was to find enough work to pay my rent and have a little money in the bank at the end of the month. I was never ambitious in the sense that I was desperate to become famous and walk up the red carpet. Jennifer: Back in school I loved guys and I was always chasing them but they never seemed to be interested in me! It took a while until that process reversed itself. Sometimes I think it was better the other way around! Jennifer: Fashion taste is so much a thing of the moment that it's almost impossible to always be on the cutting edge anyway, so I try to keep things simple and classic. I got some pretty good press for my Oscar dress, so I can't complain. Jennifer: I only feel [pressure] when I go to film premieres and there's so much fuss about wearing the perfect dress. That can be intimidating. I don't have the greatest fashion sense myself, but I think I know what kind of dresses look good on me or not. Jennifer: I will definitely streak somewhere before I would get drunk. Jennifer: (on all her lingerie scenes in "Alias") I was in about half the lingerie that they wanted me to be in! Every now and then I'd get a script that would be like, 'Sydney's in a bikini,' and I'd be like, 'I can't! You have to give me notice. I have to have months to get ready. Don't make me do it.' Jennifer: It's not a straight line, this job. You go along and you go backward and then to the side and then you leap forward, and it's like, holy sh*t! I definitely think if I never got another job, I'd go to grad school! Just because I want to remind myself that my job's not what makes me happy in life. Jennifer: I would just like to have as varied a career as I can, for as long as it wants me and I want it. But it's hard. It's not a generous career. You know, when things are good, you kind of have to take advantage, and no one really cares if you have a kid, and you wanna... but that's okay. Jennifer: I didn't grow up in a politically active family like [Ben Affleck] did, and I'm jealous of him that way. I've always felt slightly behind. But it's like baseball: The more you know about it, the more you like it. I'm finally learning the difference between Sunni and Shiite, you know what I mean? And thank goodness, I find that [Ben and I] are pretty much on the same page. Jennifer: My sisters are the single biggest thing about me. They're the ones cushioning me on either side. Jennifer: I would be happy if there was a uniform for life and we didn't think about it. I do appreciate people who have style. I like to look at it. And I even like when I accidentally stumble onto something that is a combination of me and something fancy--that makes me happy. But otherwise, the whole thing terrifies me. Jennifer: I never got recognized! I'd be with my husband [actor Scott Foley from "Felicity" 1998] and people would think I'm his manager, and they'd start giving me their business cards. Jennifer: I knew we were going to marry someday, but I was absolutely surprised when he actually proposed. And surprised he had bought a ring. I ran around the yard screaming. Jennifer: The thing is, everyone says that when you're in Hollywood, you're living in the fast lane. But that's what it feels like ? everything speeds up. If [a relationship] is not going to work 10 years from now, it feels like it's accelerated to this frenzy and then, it's not working...boom! And you're like, "What just happened?"