At the end of the day, having a partner in crime for life is so amazing and special, when it's real and genuine, that it's worth taking the risk. And you are going to get hurt; trust me - I know! I've been hurt a couple times - maybe more than a couple times. But you gotta pick yourself back up and give it another chance.

Paula Patton

I've got more bruises and scars on my legs than should be there. And I'm a physical person. That's why I like action movies. I like to get real into it all and get real down and dirty.

Paula Patton

I feel like movies should stick to a genre and give the audience what they want, and then surprise them with the unexpected and not just do the same thing you've always seen. But of course, you're gonna see some of the same things you've seen before. It's part of the deal.

Paula Patton

I want a man, but I want a man that also wants to embrace his inner child.

Paula Patton

I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.

Paula Patton

I just had this moment where I was sitting at my desk, and I realized what it was that I'd been wanting to do since I was a little girl - and that was act.

Paula Patton

You can't care what anybody else thinks - even though your life is out there maybe for a bit of public consumption.

Paula Patton

Like everybody, I've stayed up at night regretting things - Why did I do that, say that - but at the end of the day, I really do believe everything happens for a reason.

Paula Patton

I've always wanted to do a romantic comedy.

Paula Patton

If you have the capacity to love, you have the capacity to love anyone.

Paula Patton

As a little girl I always dreamed of having a cosmetics contract, which was the cherry on top of 'making it' in my opinion.

Paula Patton

I think the age we're living in is starting to get scary.

Paula Patton

Making African American films are hard in Hollywood. We need to rely on a support network and bring more cohesion to different filmmakers, actors, producers etc. It's a very difficult business. There aren't a lot of Africans Americans or people of color in high positions in Hollywood that we can green-light films.

Paula Patton

First off let me say, I've wanted to be an actress since I was a little girl.

Paula Patton

Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.

Paula Patton

I try not to have too many opinions; I just marvel at the world we live in.

Paula Patton

A movie is painting, it's photography, it's literature - because you have to have the screenplay - it's music. Put a different soundtrack to a comedy and it's a tragedy. A movie combines all those forms and forces you to pay attention for two hours with a group of people.

Paula Patton

If you're an actress and even one person knows your name, you're lucky.

Paula Patton

I love cola.

Paula Patton

The older I get, the more I accept and appreciate myself.

Paula Patton

Sometimes I do yoga, sometimes it's kickboxing, sometimes it's weight training, sometimes it's Pilates.

Paula Patton