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Post by dzero on Jul 26, 2005 15:06:33 GMT -5
This is a quote from one JA's recent interviews. I forget which one but it's been posted here already. The second paragraph, is from www.thesuperficial.com/index.html commenting on JA's quote. Thought it was funny ;D. "The scripts I get are always for the whore, or the motorcycle chick in leather, or the horny maid. I get all these screenplays that start, 'Tawnya is in the shower. The water streams down her naked perky breasts. I don't think that is happening to Natalie Portman." That's because Natalie Portman isn't so insanely hot that men literally die when they see her in person. I don't want to start any rumors, but this one time I saw Jessica Alba tap a guy on the shoulder to ask for directions and then his thingy exploded because he couldn't handle how hot she was. True story.
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Post by dzero on Jul 28, 2005 22:07:51 GMT -5
I taped that E show Good Girls Gone Bad and JA wasn't even on the damn thing .
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Post by dzero on Jul 29, 2005 16:20:58 GMT -5
people.monstersandcritics.com/article_1037672.php/Jessica_Alba_desperate_to_have_kids"Jessica Alba is desperate to have kids - and is even launching a range of baby clothes. The sexy actress, who is romancing director's assistant Cash Warren, has confessed she is getting broody after looking after her friends' children. She admitted: "I'm really girly when it comes to kids. I've been surrounded by kids my whole life because I'm the oldest of 15 cousins - I've been changing diapers since I was six. I want to have a couple, for sure." The 'Fantastic Four' beauty is now developing a range of baby clothes so she can spend more time with her friends who have kids. She explained: "I'm actually starting a baby clothing line. About four of my girlfriends have babies so they have no time for me. I figure if I can do baby clothes maybe they'll have more time to hang out!" Jessica is also about to become an aunt when her brother's pregnant partner gives birth."
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Post by ML Fan on Jul 31, 2005 22:21:41 GMT -5
Alba relishes Fantastic Four role: Sin City star Jessica Alba portrays Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in Fantastic Four. Even though film critics didn't cheer much for the Fantastic Four, actress Jessica Alba had every reason to be delighted about the film's $56 million US box-office results two weeks ago. "So happy!" the 24-year-old Sin City star tells Metro. "I've been doing this for 12 years, all the hard work and everything, and I was thinking, 'Gosh, if this movie doesn't open well, I'll feel like I'll be starting on square one again.'" Alba plays Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in the film version of the Marvel Comics series. "There's nothing too violent or too scary, there's nothing too crass or bad language. It's just fun," she says. Does she wish she had the powers to make herself invisible in real life? "All I can really do in being invisible is eavesdrop, you know what I mean, like, what else could you use it for? Not having to pay for a plane ticket or something?" she laughs. "I think the ability to stop time would be a useful one for me. Because I'm always late. I could use 10 minutes always and I could sleep in." Yet there's no sleeping in for this busy actress, who has been working in show business since her pre-teens. "Essentially I've had adult responsibilities since I was 12," she says. "I still had to sign contracts and show up at work and I had to work 9-and-1/2 hours per day and, you know, if I don't show up my parents will get sued by the company." "So it's not like I could just not feel like going to work today and that's big you know. Most people are like, "Ah, I'm feeling sick ... and they won't go to work or they won't go to school, there is none of that when you're acting. You could have the flu, you could have a 103 F fever — you still have to say your lines, you're stuck to do the scene, you're stuck to keep it going. So, I think that definitely formed who I am as an adult having that discipline." And she doesn't believe a pretty face and body will guarantee landing a successful role. "You know when people write these ridiculous articles about me getting hired because of the way that I look, or something silly like that," she says. "I mean, come on! They can hire anybody off the street who looks like me and put them in movies, and they don't." Besides promoting Fantastic Four, Alba is slated to produce a couple of new films. "I'm attached as a producer on two movies," she says. "One is called Beautiful Killer. And the other one is called Sonic. So they're both female action driven movies. "I wouldn't do both, I would do one or the other, so I'm just sort of seeing who'll come up with the better script." METRO WORLD NEWS Source: www.metronews.ca/entertainment_news_detail.asp?id=9711
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Post by Aerie on Jul 31, 2005 23:09:43 GMT -5
I know everybody associated with Fantastic Four must be very happy now that it's made over 200 million $$$.
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Post by englishrose on Aug 6, 2005 19:41:42 GMT -5
from August 1st issue of NW magazine
JESSICA’S SHOCK CLAIM: I’M TOO FAT
She has beaten an eating disorder but the super-thin start still battles with her body-image.
Jessica Alba boasts one of Hollywood’s hottest bodies, but the Sin City actress still believes she’s too fat. The super-slim star confesses she’s had a lifelong battle with her body-image, and even suffered from anorexia as a teenager.
“A lot of girls have eating disorders and I did too,” Jessica says. “I got too thin … now I’m concentrating on being normal.”
But the Fantastic Four beauty reveals that she still spends hours analyzing her curves. “I get obsessive about my hips. I sit in front of the mirror feeling insecure about having hips and a booty – even though it’s natural.” Jessica confesses. “I’m very critical of myself. I hear people in the industry talking crap all the time about how Jennifer Lopez is fat, they’re saying the same s**t about me!”
Jess, 24, says the insecurity about her looks began when she was a gawky child who constantly felt like an outsider. “I had buckteeth and pigeon-toes. I was much bigger than everybody else, too. I was 11 and probably 15 pounds (7kg) heavier.”
Jessica reveals she was so concerned about her weight she began cooking her own dinner from an early age because she feared she would put on weight if she continued eating her mother’s big meals. “Everyone in my family was very overweight and I wanted to be healthier so I started cooking for myself when I was about 12. With my mum, everything was either pot roasts or deep-fried, and I knew I couldn’t eat like that and be the size I wanted.
“I went through phases of being unhealthy and phases of being healthy. I have balance, but I think you have to go in each extreme to find that,” she says.
Even though she’s now recovered from her eating disorder, Jess admits she goes to great lengths to stay in shape. “I have so much paranoia the night before shooting, thinking, “Oh, I have to put the blue outfit on again. I can’t have that extra piece of cake.” Or, “I have to do that extra day at the gym because I have to wear a bathing suit tomorrow,” she tells.
“I work-out with a trainer who has been training me since I was 17. We do different things – we do cardio, weights, stretching, yoga. And I don’t eat desserts, bread or red meat. I stick to egg white omelettes, poultry, fish, vegetables, salad and fruit.”
The star, who’s currently dating film exec Cash Warren, 25, is so concerned about her body-image she’s prepared to forgo having children if it means she’ll keep her figure. “Some women get stretch marks and saggy after having babies, and skin hangs. I hope to God that doesn’t happen to me,” she reveals. “I want to be able to wear a bikini when I’m 40 and still be sexy for my man.”
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Post by Scirta on Aug 7, 2005 7:49:12 GMT -5
Lol! I'm not going to defend her, cause she doesn't need it. Just seeing those last two articles (kids or no kids) next to each other makes me laugh at the "journalists". Hah, I can't believe I used to write for a paper. I was young and didn't know better, ok? In her line of work it's normal to fear the loss of good looks. It's like a surgeon getting trembling hands. But the twist from the article author, taking her statement that she hopes her body will look ok at 40 and blowing it up to her forgoing children is laughable. *scirta goes to munch on her Sunday cream cheese on chocolate raisin cinnamon bagel* And if my significant other ever complains I'm not sexy at 40 (as if he'd dare, he'd be out in the ditch in no time), I'll cut him off his beer and let the clones out from the basement Sometimes I don't envy actresses. At all.
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Post by dzero on Aug 7, 2005 11:13:58 GMT -5
^^^ Post of the day.
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Post by Cate on Aug 8, 2005 3:26:47 GMT -5
I think your karma points just increased dramatically Scirta! Respect
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Post by ML Fan on Aug 9, 2005 10:05:50 GMT -5
Jessica Alba will be one of the presenters at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards which will air on August 28, 2005 from Miami. Here's the link, et.tv.yahoo.com/newslink/
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Post by dzero on Aug 9, 2005 10:38:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the news ML fan
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Post by dzero on Aug 13, 2005 17:11:42 GMT -5
Here is a new JA interview from Newsweek.
• Jessica Alba shows off her assets WEB EXCLUSIVE By Ramin Setoodeh Newsweek Updated: 5:14 p.m. ET Aug. 12, 2005 Aug. 12, 2005 - Jessica Alba is on a roll. She heated up screens this spring as the sultry heroine of “Sin City,” the Robert Rodriguez film based on Frank Miller's graphic novels. In this summer’s “Fantastic Four,” she certainly wasn’t invisible as the Invisible Girl. (Despite bad reviews, it has earned $145 million so far-and Alba has signed on for two more sequels.) Next up, she stars opposite Paul Walker in the action movie “Into the Blue.” With the “Sin City” DVD coming out this week, the 24-year-old actress spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Ramin Setoodeh.
NEWSWEEK: I hate to ask you this, but have you heard about all the rumors about you and Tom Cruise? Jessica Alba: I heard it from journalists. I never actually heard it from anyone else.
Are they true? Did you meet Tom before he dated Katie Holmes? I actually met everyone at his company for a movie called “The Eye.” It’s like a scary, cool thriller that I wanted to do. I met his entire production company, including him. They make really interesting movies.
Did anyone every approach you about being his girlfriend? No. That’s so weird. I don’t even understand how that would happen.
It’s a such a strange rumor, but for some reason it got out. I just wanted to give you a chance to clear it up. I know. That’s silly.
So you never went out on a date with Tom Cruise? [Laughs.] You’re still fishing. No. I have a boyfriend. Why would I go out on a date with another man? I’ve been in a relationship for a year.
Do you think you’ll get married? Eventually, I’ll get married.
One of my co-workers wanted me to ask you out on a date for him. You have to be really, really smart if you’re going to go on a date with me. That’s the only problem.
What does he need to know about you? I’ve been all over the world. I’ve been working since I was 12. I’m not an idiot. I’m interested in all sorts of different things. I’m pretty educated on what’s going on in the rest of the world.
Are you political? I definitely have my point of view.
What is that? I can’t wait for Barack Obama to run for something. Cause I am voting.
Do you think he’ll be president in the future? I sure hope so. I hope people are open-minded enough to have somebody like Barack.
What do you think of the war in Iraq? You know, it’s really none of my business. I’m not fighting. I’m not in the Army. I’m not in any of the armed forces. I’m not Donald Rumsfeld. And I’m certainly not in Iraq—an Iraqi person who has to deal with all the bulls—t in my country. I’m not Afghani. I wouldn’t know what that reality is like, to sit in your home and to have soldiers raiding your house because they think your kid is a spy. And explosions happening at your kids’ schools. I don’t know if I could have a real educated opinion about it all. I just think it’s f—ked up, whatever’s happening over there.
I have to say. I used to be a big fan of “The Secret World of Alex Mack.” Oh, you were. [Laughs.] That’s hilarious.
You were so mean on the show. Well, it was a character. Come on.
Most people don’t realize you had such a long career on television. You were on “Beverly Hills 90210” as a teenager even though the other actors were much older. It was weird. I actually stopped watching after the first season. And going on the show, they were all like grown-ups. They were not even high school or college. I was playing a girl who was giving up her baby or something.
More recently you were on “Entourage.” I was the first guest star, I think.
How do you discover the character of Jessica Alba? I don’t know. It’s funny when they write dialogue for you—'cause I’m like, "This is supposed to be me? That’s so weird." I changed it so it was dialogue I’d say myself. The house wasn’t mine.
Do you have any beach houses? No, I don’t. I’m not that fly yet, but maybe one day.
Let’s talk about “Sin City.” I know you had to convince them to cast you for the role. I got cast because I did a good job. I was the actress they wanted. They didn’t hire me cause they thought, "Oh, you’re hot." Or, "We think you’re going to be the next big this and that." They could give two s—ts who I was. Their movie was going to be successful whoever was in the role. So they cast the best actors.
So how did you convince them you’re the best? I don’t know. I just read with a casting director.
Did you know you were going to be so talented in the art of lassoing? I didn’t think I could lasso, actually. I hit myself in the face more than a few times with a lasso in my trying to do it right. So no, I thought I was terrible.
But it didn’t look that way on the screen. That was after lots of hitting myself in the eye. There really isn’t a trick. You’ve just got to do it.
Did you practice on people? Yes. Basically, on anybody who was walking by me on the set. I kind of was like, "Could you just stand still for a second?" And they were like, "Who are you?" And I’m like, "I’m in the movie, don’t worry." I’d just lasso people and trash cans. I think I did lasso Bruce Willis. And I lassoed all of his—he has like a trainer and an assistant—and I think I lassoed Frank and Robert, the make-up artist, girls.
Were you nervous at all about wearing so little? Yeah. But I’m glad I wasn’t naked. Like, for the alternative, it was better wearing what I wore than not wearing anything at all. She’s drawn naked. For me, it wasn’t an option. It was an option for whoever was playing the character. They left it up to us, but I wasn’t comfortable with that.
You also aren’t wearing that much in your next movie, “Into the Blue”? Well, I play a shark wrangler. She’s in the water a lot—in the Bahamas, and it’s hot. It wouldn’t be right if she’s wearing a full suit when it’s like 90 degrees.
I hear that your costar, Paul Walker, is a very disciplined actor. He’s good.
I’m just joking, Jessica! No. He did a good job. Out of the things I’ve seen him in, this is the most you get to see of Paul. He actually—I don’t know—gets to do more than just do one-liners and stuff. I was proud of him.
What do you think is the hardest part of being a young actress? I don’t think it’s that hard. I think life is really f—king good, being an actor. We get to do what we want to do for a living. So you have paparazzi following you around. If it truly bothered me to my core I’d f—king live in another country or I’d live in another state even. There’s no paparazzi in Michigan.
But wouldn’t there be paparazzi if you lived there? No, there wouldn’t. People live all over in different states and they don’t they get bothered. I live in LA, so of course. You live in New York, fine. Miami, maybe. It’s not a big deal at all.
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Post by englishrose on Aug 13, 2005 20:10:55 GMT -5
NW magazine August 15th issue
Spotted Jessica Alba and her boyfriend Cash Warren being turned away from the Tropicana Bar in Hollywood because the club was already full.
same magazine different section: Jessica Alba has made no secret of her contempt for Tom Cruise's very public relationship with Katie Holmes. "I don't date actors and don't date people to get ahead in my career," the Fantastic Four star snapped. Jessica, who's dating director's assistant Cash Warren, claims she doesn't feel the need to flaunt her relationships. "I'm madly in love with Cash but I don't feel the need to talk about it," Jess says. "I don't want to comment on Tom's relationship with Katie ... I'm a private person and I don't feel you should talk about your private life."
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Post by englishrose on Aug 14, 2005 18:34:49 GMT -5
ALBA SLAMS HOLLYWOOD'S FEMALE STEREOTYPES FANTASTIC FOUR star JESSICA ALBA has slammed Hollywood for only casting stereotypically beautiful women and allowing the majority of films to be directed by men. The 24-year-old is disgusted by the way the industry fails to present a true portrayal of the female population, and calls for more women behind the camera to end the bias. She says, "There are a few exceptions but for the most part there are not many women making movies. "There are not many female writers or directors either, and if you split it in half, 50 per cent of the movies are not being headlined by women. "I never see myself as a beautiful woman and have never traded on that to get ahead in this business. "If you are semi-attractive, film-makers are going to make you more attractive. "The fact is that people don't want to look at a leading lady who isn't pleasing to the eye - just like there aren't a lot of unattractive men in movies. "BRAD PITT wouldn't be getting $20 million or more a movie if he wasn't beautiful." 28/07/2005 09:27 www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/alba%20slams%20hollywoods%20female%20stereotypessame site ALBA BATTLED CHILDHOOD OCD Screen siren JESSICA ALBA spent her childhood battling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - but believes the mental condition has aided her acting career. The SIN CITY star, 24, is sure her earlier suffering can be credited for the control she now has over her professional life. She says, "So sure, I can be a little obsessive compulsive about things, but that just means that when I do things, I do them proficiently and I do them to the best of my ability. "I think a lot of actors have OCD. I think it's part of being creative, whether your outlet is acting or science or maths. "Whatever it is it takes some sort of drive to get anywhere." 27/07/2005 01:27 ALBA WAS A FRAIL CHILD Sexy actress JESSICA ALBA is amazed she's been able to make a name for herself in action movies - because she had so many ailments as a young child. Alba has appeared in such action-filled films as SIN CITY and FANTASTIC FOUR, as well as her former TV show DARK ANGEL, but the screen beauty admits that just over a decade ago, she was a far cry from the physically fit image she holds today. She says, "I had really bad asthma and a kidney problem; I had my tonsils out and cysts on my throat. "I was in the hospital a lot from ages four to 12 - I never fit in. If I ran outside, I had to have breathing machine and be hooked up to oxygen. "I also took steroids because that's the only thing that opens up your lungs - and you gain like 15 pounds every time you go on them." 27/07/2005 09:12
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Post by elle on Aug 17, 2005 3:27:47 GMT -5
JA's recipe for her comfort food on Be More You website. See the pics of the website launch party JA attended here!
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