Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrowis an American actress, singer, and food writer. She gained early notice for her work in films such as the thriller Sevenand the period drama Emma. Following starring roles in the romantic comedy-drama Sliding Doorsand the thriller A Perfect Murder, Paltrow garnered worldwide recognition through her performance in Shakespeare in Love, for which she won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Paltrow has portrayed supporting, as well as lead roles, in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 September 1972
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I wouldn't say I'm a mummy's girl, but I have grown to have a tremendous appreciation of her as a woman. I was very much a daddy's girl.
It's the difference between someone who loves you more than anything in the world giving you criticism and getting it from some bitter stranger on the Internet. What my dad said to me was the kind of criticism where I was like, "Oh, my God, I'm on the wrong track." I'm so grateful to him for doing that. He was such a no-nonsense guy in that sense.
I remember when I was maybe 27 years old and kind of at the height of my movie stardom - it was around the time of the Oscar and this and that. I think I was very much believing my own hype, which how could you not? I was sitting with my dad, feeling great about my life and everything that was happening, and he was like, "You know, you're getting a little weird...You're kind of an asshole." And I was like, "What the hell?" I was totally devastated. But it turned out to be basically the best thing that ever happened to me.
My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act.
I asked my Dad once, "How did you and Mum stay married for 33 years?" He said. "Well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time.
I used to say to my dad, 'How did you and Mom stay married for all this time?' and he'd say, 'Two things. Number one: You gotta have the same dreams. One person can't be daydreaming about walking down the street in Paris, the other person want to work in a coal mine. Number two: We never wanted to get divorced at the same time.'
It would be easier on them now had they not talked to the press about each other to begin with. I learned my lesson at 24,
Europeans are incredibly negative about America at the moment. I think they lose sight of the fact that the country's a very divided place right now.
I wasn't the high-school play queen or anything. And my parents would let me act until I graduated from college.
I was very interested in art and art history. I probably would have pursued that somehow - working in a gallery or an auction house.
I am very proud to be a part of such a fine company, ... Its roots have been deep in the culture of classic American beauty for decades.
I find the English amazing how they got over 7/7. There were no multiple memorials with people sobbing as they would have been in America. There, they are constantly scaring people, but at the same time, people think nothing of going to see a therapist.
To have to imagine everything, sometimes it is a little bit daunting. Especially when they would tell you to react to something.
Oh my gosh. That's terrible. I had no idea. I've known her since I was a little girl. That's really awful.