I used to come to Beverly Hills for auditions as a kid and think, "Why don`t I live here? Why don't I drive that car?"

--JESSICA ALBA

Thank you to the fans. I do movies for you. Practice safe sex and drive hybrids if you can.

--JESSICA ALBA

My first kiss was when I was 7, and it was scandalous because he was 10! I only did it so he would pick me on our neighborhood baseball team. And at the time, I thought it was great, but then it sucked because he didn't even pick me!

--JESSICA ALBA

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything -- even if you have no clue what you're doing.

--JESSICA ALBA

There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior.

--JESSICA ALBA

I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.

--JESSICA ALBA

Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.

--JESSICA ALBA

The most important thing I have learned in life was that being a teenager wasn't forever. I had a hard time being a teenager.

--JESSICA ALBA

I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss.

--JESSICA ALBA