They said whaaat? Jennifer Aniston chats to #Harper’s Bazaar.

“I feel better in my 40s. Not only do you feel better in your body physically, but you’re mentally better. Because, say, in your 20s, you didn’t know shit. For me, in my 30s I was just trying to figure it all out. Then when you hit 40, you’re like, ‘Oh, okay. I got this.’ ”

“There are women who’ve hit 50 who are stunners, like shocking. We just take better care of ourselves .I had somebody say to me, ‘Women these days in their 40s look pretty good!’ She shakes her head. “And this was a much older person. I mean, who says that?”

“We work so hard to maintain some sort of life and privacy, Why would we intentionally put ourselves out there?” Why she is not on social media.

“It’s like you’re on TV or on a movie screen. They see you, hold their phone right up to your face, and take a picture. I’m like, I’m standing right here with a pulse! ” Describing fan interaction in the time of Instagram

“I’m a bit of a people pleaser. I’ve got to stop. Some of the movies I’ve made, I bow my head in slight shame over.”

“Man, I think everyone’s so freakin’ politically correct lately. It’s becoming a real drag”.

“I like making jokes. I’m lucky because Justin is the funniest person I’ve met, and we make each other laugh. Laughter is one of the great keys to staying youthful.”

“There was a time when I worked and worked and worked. I loved it.” Today she’s teaching herself how to say no. “I’m trying to be better at that.”

“Married life is so normal and fun and not much different. We felt married for so long.”

“I really have to love something to be leaving my home, my dogs, my husband. The older you get, the more you realize that.” On working only on projects that make it worth leaving.

“I can do other things. I feel a sense of freedom that I hadn’t necessarily felt before. Also, you have to start taking chances in an industry that’s very insecure about taking chances on people.” On making the movie ‘Cake’.

“People forget who actors are. They say, ‘You’re too known to play that part. You can’t disappear.’ And we’re like, ‘Give us a chance. We’ll disappear.'”

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