Jennifer Beals

Jennifer: There's about three people in the world that have my home phone number and they are all related to me by blood.

(About friendship between women.) Jennifer: I said, wouldn't it be nice, instead of having these women fight with each other over men, which seems to be more of a cliché, wouldn't it be wonderful if they were the true comrades and it took these men much more time to infiltrate their friendships.

Jennifer: A few years ago I was in a terrible car accident. When the air bag went off it was like getting hit in the face by Muhammad Ali. For years after the accident I had chronic pain in my back and jaw.

(About friendship between women.) Jennifer: I'm just talking specifically of women's friendships. If two women go to a bar and they are fighting over men, it makes it much easier for the men. If two women are very close and they act as it makes it very difficult for the men to pull one over on anybody.

Jennifer: Doing a love scene with a woman is easier than with a man. Because when you say to the other woman, 'Look, I have issues with this or that part of my body, can you put your hand there,' they know what you're talking about, and the hand doesn't move. Whereas a guy will forget. Because he doesn't know the meaning of cellulite.

Jennifer: A couple years ago I had a big crush on Eddie Vedder. I told my husband, "Do not let me be in the same room with Eddie Vedder." He said, "Don't worry, I won't."

(On being offered 1 Million dollars to do a Pepsi commercial) Jennifer: But I said, I don't need a million dollars. Why would I do a PEPSI commercial, or a whatever commercial? I don't even drink Pepsi, why would I do that? I have no problem with money and I appreciate what it can do, but I think you really are in danger if you start doing things solely for money.

(About turning down Flashdance sequel) Jennifer : I've never been drawn to something by virtue of how rich or famous it will make me. I turned down so much money, and my agents were just losing their minds.

(About The L Word) Jennifer : What's so wonderful about [The L Word] is that it will undoubtedly destroy certain stereotypes that people have of the gay community.It's incredibly exciting to me that some young woman, who's living in the middle of nowhere and having no access to this kind of community, will turn on the show and be able to relate to the characters and realize that she does have a place in the world--that there are other people like her and her sexual orientation doesn't mean that she should feel as if she is less than. That's a huge reason that I took [the role].

(Describing Bette Porter in "The L Word") Jennifer : ... a total type-A, multi-tasking, slightly bossy women, who is moved the most by art...and she's biracial. So there's all kinds of things you get to play with. You get to play with the mystery of sexuality and you get to play with race and you get to play with class and all kinds of things.

Jennifer The way we approach the love scenes, they're not always about love. Sometimes they're about possession. Sometimes they are about intimacy, and sometimes there is fighting going on at the same time.

(About David Duchovny) Jennifer: He used to follow me around and ask me for dates, she says. I used to say, A) I don't know who you are. And B) I'm living with someone, so I think that's a problem. And then I go to this acting class in New York and who's in it? David 'the stalker' Duchovny! she laughs. I shouldn't call him a stalker. Then he and I became scene partners, and then we became friends! He's a very funny guy!

Jennifer: And what is so incredibly interesting is that I've played vampires, murderers, and morally bankrupt people and no one has ever asked me if I had reservations for playing those characters.

Jennifer: My husband does so many romantic things for me, it's absurd.

Jennifer: You can make yourself feel better about yourself if you project your shadow side, if you project your own potential for evil onto someone else. By annihilating them and, therefore, your shadow, you bring yourself into some state of purity or reformation.

(When asked by People Magazine about her standing in Hollywood today. Jennifer Beals : It's been perfect. I can still ride a subway and work with great people. I can't imagine being Julia Roberts. I don't have the fortitude to withstand that kind of attention.