I cannot function if there is ...

I cannot function if there is a physical mess around me. If everything is falling apart, I go on a cleaning frenzy.
 Gwyneth Paltrow

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My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.
 Gwyneth Paltrow
My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive.
 Gwyneth Paltrow
[When] you're dying laughing because your three-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn't matter what else is going on. That's real happiness.
 Gwyneth Paltrow
It's really hard to find things that are worth leaving them for. [Balancing work and motherhood is] really hard. One night in Nashville, my son was screaming with a terrible stomachache. I was like, 'I have to get out of here!' but we had to finish. My friend Jenno, a mother of three who was producing, was great, reminding me that nine times out of 10, they just have gas.
 Gwyneth Paltrow
I just had a baby. I'm not going to work unless it's something really special and meaningful, because I can't imagine missing all that time with my daughter.
 Gwyneth Paltrow