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| | Jennifer Garner says 'Alias' training prepared her for motherhood | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jennifer Garner has an interview with Parade Magazine that was published earlier this week, but it’s new to me and there’s not a lot going on so we’ll cover it. We have this understanding between the writers that Thursdays generally suck for news, (with Wednesdays a close second, forgive us all the Gosselin and Kardashian coverage yesterday) but I try not to harp on it too much. Just keep it in mind and cut us some slack on those days.
Anyway Garner gave a cute interview in which she talked about what she enjoys in life and how she gets by as a busy mom. Kaiser tends to think that Garner is too goody-goody to be true, but I’m also a mom in my 30s and I can relate to her. I think she is an authentic person trying to do the best job she can and that she handles it all with grace. More celebrities should be like Garner, who never seems to get caught up in the glamor but still radiates it on the red carpet.
In this interview with Parade, Garner reveals how her upbringing influenced her and describes how she enjoys cooking and spending time with her family. She doesn’t make it seem easier than it is, though, and admits that things can get harried in her family and that sometimes she’s exhausted and needs help:
Tips for working moms.
“Good luck! Don’t be afraid to ask for help. You should try to get help wherever you can. Don’t guilt yourself, it doesn’t help. Do anything you can to try to save time with the dumb stuff around the house so you can be with your kids as much as you can. And put your BlackBerry down and just be with them.”
How physical stunts prepared her for motherhood.
“Alias set me up in a good way for motherhood because I did run on no sleep for so long and I did push myself so hard. Everybody talked about how hard the sleep thing was with babies and I thought ‘Oh, this isn’t that bad! You’re sleeping some!’ But it’s never-ending. There’s never a weekend or there’s never a night, that’s what’s harsh. On Alias at least I had to stay in shape for my job so it was just part of my day no matter what. Now finding that hour for myself is much harder to find. I have to do it before they’re awake.”
Taking advice from mom.
“My mom is full of good advice. She always says, ‘Happiness is your own responsibility.’ And she always says, ‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes in the morning.’ That’s what she would tell us after every breakup or anytime you did poorly on something. Most of our little bites of advice as kids came from either Little House on the Prairie or Anne of Green Gables.”
Finding inspiration at home.
“My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents. My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma — like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place — and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education. So it’s always been emphasized in my house. There’s so much missed opportunity with all of these kids all across the country who aren’t getting what they need to do well in school and once you don’t do well in school you don’t want to go to school. So it’s a cycle in our country that’s very sobering.”
Mom by day, red carpet stunner by night.
“If you look at the pictures taken every day of my life you’ll see that I do not make it work by far most of the time! I am in jeans that are on the floor from last night and one of the five t-shirts that I rotate. I do know moms who pull it together every day, I am not one of them. But when I do, I try to really pull it together so it makes some kind of impact. Sometimes for yourself you just need to take a shower, put on something clean, put on a little blush and go out the door.”
Whipping up some home cooking.
“I make really homey food. Just the other night I did a roast chicken with butternut squash and brown sugar. And I did brown rice and some roasted broccoli. I make a wheat pizza once a week. When my daughter is the hungriest, that’s when I try to have vegetables out for her to snack on while I’m finishing dinner. So I don’t start with putting her favorite thing in front of her, I start with putting some snap peas or broccoli with dip or carrots to get her going. I rarely do take-out. I like to be in charge of what we eat. I’m a control freak that way!”
Raising kids in the spotlight.
“I feel like they have a very normal upbringing. It’s too bad that there aren’t laws that protect their privacy, but that’s a whole other thing. They do have things that are really exciting for them and strange for them, I’m sure. Like living in a different place for a while then going back home. But kids have that with parents with all different jobs so I try not to look at it as something that is a problem. But kids are kids, they think whatever goes on in their lives is normal and I think that my kids’ lives are pretty normal.”
What she hopes to pass on to her daughters.
“It’s so important to me that they grow up with a healthy self-esteem, confidence and knowing just where to kick if they need to! You want to set the best example you can for them in every way. You want them to grow up and be proud of you.”
Her perfect day.
“A little hair and makeup! No, my perfect day is a day where I have a little bit of time with each kid and then we all play together. Where I make dinner where there’s enough left over for another day. And if the day ends with a glass of wine and a conversation with my husband, that’s a good day.”
[From Parade]
Garner only briefly mentioned that she hopes to protect her daughters’ privacy, and she’s spoken about this issue before. In May, she explained that the paparazzi regularly yell at her older daughter Violet, three, to try and get a reaction and explained “When we go to preschool, there are so many paparazzi there that they are knocking kids on the heads with cameras and knocking them down.” The fact that Garner has not once lashed out at the paparazzi and that she hardly mentions this very real threat to her family is a testament to what a patient person she is. From what I can tell Garner and Affleck don’t even have a bodyguard, even though she’s had to deal with a longterm stalker. Maybe they should get a burly guy or two to fend off the photographers, but they’re probably just striving to keep things as normal as possible for their daughters.
Like Garner, I also love to cook, and there is a real joy in finding a recipe and making nice something for your family. The more I hear from Garner, the more I like her. She’s a rarity in Hollywood and I wish both her and her husband Ben a lot of success in the future.
Jennifer Garner and Violet are shown out in Boston on 9/27/09. She’s also shown at the premiere of The Invention of Lying on 9/21/09. Credit: Fame Pictures
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| | Jennifer Garner Steps Out for Save the Children | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Continuing about with a busy day in the Big Apple, Jennifer Garner was out in support of the “Make Time for Change” campaign in New York City on Thursday (September 24).
Teaming up with Frigidaire, the former “Alias” actress is hoping to raise support for Save the Children as she spoke at the event held at Gary’s Loft.
“I am proud to be the ambassador for the Frigidaire ‘Make Time for Change’ campaign to help give the littlest Americans the best start possible,” Jen said to the crowd.
Fresh off of an appearance on the Martha Stewart show earlier in the morning, the 37-year-old added, “There is nothing more important to our future than protecting theirs.”
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| | Jennifer Garner Checks In with Martha Stewart | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Giving a cheerful wave to paparazzi, Jennifer Garner was hot on the promotional trail this morning (September 24) in New York City.
Paying a visit to Martha Stewart, the former “Alias” actress has been busily boosting interest in her upcoming film, “The Invention of Lying,” which hits theaters tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Jen recently chatted with People magazine about balancing motherhood and work duties, telling, “Every day, you feel like you are off-balance one way or another.”
The 37-year-old adds, “You just take it one day at a time. Oh gosh, let me know when you figure that out. I don’t think anyone has it.”
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| | Jennifer Garner's friend claims 3-year-old Violet is reading Jane Austen | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The other day, I mentioned how I get slightly annoyed with Jennifer Garner?s too-sweet ?Gee Golly? act. I actually like Garner a lot - I tend to think she?s one of the most talented actresses working today, and I?ve always been interested in knowing what she?s like when she?s not putting on the wholesome act in interview after interview. But I?m pretty much alone in that - because Jennifer is some kind of patron saint to soccer moms and women who love to see pictures of little Violet?s dimples, and her loyal fan base likes the ?Gee Golly? thing. Which is fine. God bless. However, the act has taken a slightly hilarious turn.
People Magazine put up a rather glowing, wholesome, cloying article about Jennifer late Tuesday afternoon. Jennifer is interviewed as part of her promotion of The Invention of Lying. Guess what Jennifer spends most of the interview talking about? Being a mom, of course! She even says ?oh gosh? for those playing some kind of (wholesome) drinking game. Anyway, that?s not the problem. The problem comes when one of Jennifer?s producer friends, a woman named Lynda Obst, starts talking about how Jennifer is such an amazing mom - and Obst pours it a little thick: ?Most of the time that I did spend with [Jennifer] when it was off-set, Violet was cooking with her, or reading Jane Austen, or doing one of these remarkable things that Violet tends to do.” Violet is 3 years old - she?ll be 4 on December 1 of this year. The Invention of Lying filmed in late spring of 2008, back when Violet was 2. So 2-year-old Violet spent her time reading Jane Austen! How fancy!
Jennifer Garner may downplay her mom abilities, but she has no shortage of ideas about encouraging her kids to think creatively, a friend says.
“Every day, you feel like you are off-balance one way or another,” Garner, at Monday’s Hollywood premiere of her comedy The Invention of Lying, told PEOPLE about the secret to juggling career and motherhood. “You just take it one day at a time. Oh gosh, let me know when you figure that out. I don’t think anyone has it.”
Garner may know more about motherhood than she lets on, however.
“Most of the time that I did spend with her when it was off-set, Violet was cooking with her, or reading Jane Austen, or doing one of these remarkable things that Violet tends to do,” producer Lynda Obst told PEOPLE. “She encourages her kids to be independent. At the same time, kind of not television watchers. Readers. Thinkers. She is kind of old-fashioned. She is a very classic mom.”
And as a mom and grandmother herself, Obst says of Garner, “We talk about really fun things to do with our kids. I will talk about the marching band I just formed with my granddaughter. She will talk about interesting play things she is doing. We swap tips. We talk about theory of parenting. We talk about free play and not interfering with the kids when they?re being creative. She is a remarkable mother.”
Invention of Lying co-director Matthew Robinson, who shared helming duties with Gervais, says Garner kept mum ? pun intended ? about her pregnancy. She was in the early stages while filming.
“I think she didn’t want us babying her, no pun intended,” Robinson says. “Or worrying that we were pushing her too hard or working too long hours. She never told anybody. And it was a surprise to us when we found out a few months after we wrapped.”
[From People]
Truly, Jennifer may have absolutely no control over how crazy Linda Obst made her sound. I don?t care if Violet is a little child-genius, she?s not reading Jane Austen at 2 years old. What?s next? ?Oh, don?t mind 9-month old Seraphina, she?s just translating The Iliad.? I wouldn?t even buy that Jennifer reads Jane Austen to Violet. Jane Austen would be very complicated for a kid that age, especially one of the heavier books, like Persuasion or Mansfield Park (sigh… I love Persuasion). Maybe Jennifer could start reading Emma to Violet in a few years, though. That?s a good starter.
Jennifer and Violet are shown out in matching stripes in Boston on 9/3/09. Credit: Fame Pictures
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| | Jennifer Garner Ricky Gervais look great at Invention of Lying premiere | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last night was the Los Angeles premiere of The Invention of Lying, the Ricky Gervais film costarring Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner. Jennifer, Ricky and Rob showed up for the premiere, and it seems like all anyone could talk about was how great Jennifer looked, and how thin Ricky is getting. First, Jennifer - her strapless dress is Gucci, black silk with blue embroidery. The fit is excellent, and the dress is pretty righteous, in my opinion. Simple, yet stunning. I wish she would do something different with her hair, though. She looks like she needs a trim, or maybe she should have just pulled it in a bun.
As for Ricky, maybe it?s not that he looks thin, but he just looks healthier and in shape. Ricky told journalists on the red carpet that he was ?flattered? that people noticed that he has been working out, saying ?I have been working out more because I’ve got a gym in my house?I think I’m exactly the same weight but I’ve probably turned a bit of flab to muscle. I’ve lost about an inch, I’m still a 36-inch waist so I’m hardly Posh Spice!? Still, Ricky says that he?s not dieting, admitting that ?I’ve had pizza two days running in my hotel!” I think he looks great - but I love that man, no matter how in-shape or out-of-shape he is. I?m totally biased about Ricky.
Last night, Jennifer appeared on The Jay Leno Show, and Jay made her disrespect the Red Sox. I have literally no idea what any of this sports crap means, but People had a good summary:
Pardon the pun, but Jennifer Garner hit a home run on The Jay Leno Show Monday night when forced to recite the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox in order to earn the right to plug her new flick, The Invention of Lying.
“Just to annoy” husband and diehard Sox fan Ben Affleck, Leno not only forced her to don a rival New York Yankees cap, but she also had to hold a photo of “her least favorite” Yankee player, Derek Jeter.
Impressively, Garner pulled off the challenge with commentary about her favorites ? hey, she admits they watch every game! ? but refused to give the Jeter photo to Affleck “as a gift,” proving just how smart she really is.
[From People]
Oh? burn? Will Ben be mad about that? I hope not. The Invention of Lying is about a world in which lying doesn?t exist? until Ricky Gervais invents it, all for personal gain. Garner if his love interest, and the film does look good. I?ll see it just because Ricky Gervais is awesome.
Here’s the trailer for The Invention of Lying. It’s out in the US next week, on October 2.
Photo credit: WENN.com
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| | Jennifer Garner Premieres 'The Invention of Lying' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She’s always up for an enjoyable evening out, and last night (September 21) Jennifer Garner was spotted at the premiere of “The Invention of Lying.”
The “Catch and Release” actress looked lovely as she arrived at Grauman’s Chinese Theater sporting a sexy strapless black dress with a blue floral print and black heels.
Ms. Garner has been spending most of her time back east in Boston, Massachusetts where her husband Ben Affleck has been filming his latest flick “The Town.”
And last week she even paid him a surprise on-set visit after rumors of his flirting with costars Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall began to sneak out.
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| | Jennifer Garner would rather be with her kids than work with Ben Affleck | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jennifer Garner is still on promotional duties for The Invention of Lying, so we?re still being gifted with some of her boring stories. How shall I say this kindly? I don?t hate Jennifer Garner in the least - I think she?s a very talented actress, a true professional, a good person and she seems like a great mom. But I?m getting really tired of this wholesome act she puts on - and I really do think it?s an act. I?ve said this all before - I suspect the real Jennifer Garner is really interesting. This is the woman who, within just a couple of years, dumped her husband Scott Foley for Michael Vartan, and then dumped Vartan for Ben Affleck and got knocked up within a few months. See? That?s interesting. That?s a great backstory. I would love it if people asked her about that stuff, but they don?t. Instead, we get Jennifer?s too-sweet musings on motherhood:
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck may be among the busiest actors in Hollywood, but their first-born daughter Violet has her own ideas about what her parents do for a living.
“The older one thinks that I work in a trailer. She thinks that my work is getting hair and makeup done,” Garner, 37, told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for her new movie Invention of Lying, costarring Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and Ricky Gervais, who directed it.
Violet, 3, also thinks mom’s job is to bow to audiences. “If you ask her what I do, she’ll say she remembers me bowing on stage when I did a show in New York, and so she’ll say, ‘My mom sometimes will bow on stage and sometimes she gets her hair and makeup done,’ ” says Garner. “It’s a great job!”
Garner has yet to bring Violet or her little sister Seraphina, 8 months, to Take Your Daughters to Work Day. “She’s never seen a set, but she will at some point. She has made it to the trailer and to craft service. She gets M&M’s when she comes.”
And can Violet expect to see her parents ? who last appeared in the same movie six years ago, in Daredevil ? onscreen together again?
“The question keeps coming up, and we have literally never spoken about it,” says Garner. “He’s a beautiful director and such a gorgeous writer but, you know, to go to work with him, I would just be like, ‘I need to go home to the kids.’ ”
[From People]
Gatecrasher had another too-sweet story about Jennifer today. Apparently, she ?pranked? Ricky Gervais on the set of their film. Did it involve saran wrap, whipped cream, a dildo, and cow-tippin?? Of course not! That would be too interesting. Jennifer?s ?prank? involved a ringing cell phone and gum. Seriously.
At a luncheon feting the flick at the Plaza yesterday, The Invention of Lying?s co-director Matthew Robinson revealed that Garner showed her comedic chops at the expense of her co-star (and the film’s other director), British comedian Ricky Gervais.
“Ricky had a few specific rules on-set,” Robinson revealed. Among his quirky (okay, complete pain-in-the-butt) tics: no gum-chewing, no cell-phone talking, no snorting and no standing in his line of vision while shooting.
But the delightfully complacent Garner didn’t argue with the rules; instead, she decided to let her inner child loose and give her co-star a little payback. On the last day of filming, the actress made an executive decision: She would break all of Ricky’s rules in one day.
Said Robinson: “In the middle of taping, Jen’s cell phone went off, and she pretended it had happened accidentally. Ricky got really annoyed. All of a sudden, Jen started chewing gum and Ricky’s going, ?What are you doing?’ And then she snorted. He didn’t catch on until the entire crew started laughing.”
[From Gatecrasher]
Here?s something else that?s interesting about this publicity tour - no one has asked Jennifer Garner about all of those Ben Affleck-Blake Lively rumors. Granted, I wouldn?t expect some rude reporter to shout ?Is Ben cheating on you with Blake Lively?? But I would think someone would ask ?Does Ben like being in Boston? Does he enjoy directing Blake Lively?? If it was another celebrity couple, the reporters would be asking questions. But since it?s sweet, wholesome Jennifer Garner, of course not. By the way, Blind Gossip put this blind item up, and pretty much everyone thinks it?s about Garner, Affleck and Lively: ?Which A-lister couple?s relationship is on the rocks? Seems he is cheating with his much younger co-star and the wife is now trying to accompany the two on set as much as possible. She heard the rumors way before we did and is now hanging around to nip this thing in the bud. Not Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise.? It does seem to fit. After promoting The Invention of Lying this week, she went straight back to Boston to keep her eye on Ben.
Here?s Jennifer Garner in Boston on Tuesday. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .
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| | Ricky Gervais: Jennifer Garner's favorite curse word is 'rats' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Invention of Lying premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last night, and its three biggest stars showed up to walk the red carpet - Ricky Gervais (who not only stars, he?s co-writer and co-director), Jennifer Garner and? Rob Lowe. I?m not a huge Rob Lowe person, so I tend to think Rob showed up to promote his smaller, supporting part in the film just because he really didn?t have anything else to do. The film is about a guy (Gervais) who lives in a world where no one ever lies, so the guy invents lying for his own gain. The film also stars Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Jonah Hill and a slew of other comedians and character actors. It actually looks really good.
Jennifer Garner walked the red carpet for the premiere in a rather stunning, strapless, tiered, green cocktail dress. I can?t find who designed this dress to save my life - to my eye, it looks like Prada, or maybe Oscar de la Renta. Jennifer accessorized with beige and gold platform heels that kind of wash out her legs. But I love her hair when she actually puts some effort into it. She looks really cute - even stunning - when she tries.
My favorite from the red carpet was Ricky Gervais though. I love this man. I love the silly faces he?s making on the red carpet. I like that his version of dressing up is a nice pair of pants, a nice sweater and no tie or jacket. He still looks awesome though!
At the press conference before the premiere, and on the red carpet, Jennifer and Ricky were acting out, of course. Jennifer told reporters that her favorite lie about herself (told by the tabloids) was ?There was a lie, just recently, that I have had my lips done, I felt like, have you seen my mum, or my sisters?” Jennifer also gave the lie she?d like to spread around: ?I saved a family of twelve by myself as they were burning in a car. I pulled them out and saved them all.?
Rob, Ricky and Jennifer also discussed the Kanye incident, with Jennifer saying, ?that?s not honesty, that?s just bad manners. You can choose at any time whether to be civil or not civil ? what is the point of thinking it’s cool to wear your honesty on your sleeve at the expense of everyone else?” Ricky praised Jennifer as inherently good, noting ?Jen doesn’t even swear. She says things like ‘darn’ and ‘dang’. I asked her what her favourite swear word was, and she said ‘rats’.”
Ricky Gervais talked about the high-concept foundation for the film, saying ?A world without lies actually wouldn’t be a very good world?because it would be artless. There would be no white lies, no flattery ? I mean, losers don’t need to be told they’re losers every day.” In case you didn?t figure it out, Ricky identifies with ?losers? - which makes me wonder why he cast Jennifer Garner as his love interest?
Here?s the trailer for ‘The Invention of Lying’ as well as the cast at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere last night. Images thanks to WENN.com .
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| | Jennifer Garner Premieres 'Invention of Lying' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She’s always up to something, and last night (September 14) Jennifer Garner was spotted at the premiere of “Invention of Lying” at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
The “Catch and Release” actress looked breathtaking in a sexy green dress teamed with a pair of fabulous beige and gold platform heels.
Regarding Kanye West’s vandalizing of Taylor Swift’s MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech, Garner condemned the rapper’s actions as uncouth.
She explained, “That’s not [a fit of] honesty, that’s just bad manners… What’s the point of going through the day and thinking it’s cool to wear your ‘honesty’ on your sleeve at the expense of everyone around you?”
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| | Jennifer Garner Talks Education on Capitol Hill | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She’s best known for her acting prowess, but yesterday (September 9) Jennifer Garner was spotted getting political in Washington D.C.
The “Catch and Release” actress was in town to join House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson as they introduced the Full Service Community Schools Act.
According to a report, “This bill aims to expand full-service community schools across the nation. These are public schools that coordinate academic and non-academic services, including health services, career counseling for parents, nutrition services, and early childhood education to give students a full support network to help them succeed.”
And Ms. Garner looked like she meant business as she strolled past the paparazzi, sporting a conservative yet cute Pink dress with beige heels.
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