When Elle magazine decided to profile the best-dressed up-and-coming actresses in the biz, 25-year-old Jessica Alba was naturally at the top of the list. And so Alba – who’s currently filming the romantic comedy Good Luck Chuck alongside Dane Cook – is in fine form on the November cover. The interview hits newsstands nationally on October 17, but here’s a sneak peek to tide you over:
On her her background (she’s of Mexican, French and Danish descent): “Mostly people just didn’t know what I was. They couldn’t really categorize me. Katie Holmes is, like, the most ethnic girl [casting agents] have ever seen.”On being better known for her body than her work: “With my friends, I’m a total fool, but only they see that. When I go on set no-one wants me to look gawky or weird. They want me to look like this version of this girl. That’s boring to me.”
On her nudity policy: “I don’t do nudity. I just don’t. Maybe that makes me a bad actress. Maybe I won’t get hired in some things. But I have too much anxiety.”
On why she backed away from religion: “When older men would hit on me and my youth pastor said it was because I was wearing provocative clothing, and it wasn’t. It just made me feel like if I was in any way desirable to the opposite sex, that it was my fault, and it made me ashamed of my body and of being a woman.”On not having role models: “I don’t really worry about other people because I’m so different. I like paving the way because then there are no expectations. There’s only what I create.”
On her style: “I never dress for men -— I dress more for women. I’m not the mini-skirt-and-cleavage girl, ever…I’m guilty, in an LA way, of wearing too many sweatsuits, but it’s because of work. I have such long hours that I want to be in my pajamas.”
Us Weekly
Tue, Oct 10, 2006
Jessica Alba