Work Life Balance Quotes from Famous People: Volume 2

Here is the second post in my series on what famous people have to say about work life balance. Yes, even the multi-million dollar celebrities struggle with this issue! How, when they can afford to hire a housecleaner, personal chef, landscaper, nanny, chauffeur, and personal trainer . . . I DON’T KNOW! But evidently they do.

Anyway, here’s what these famous people have to say about balancing parenting and their careers:

Reese Witherspoon, a movie actress and single mom with two kids, says “It’s a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.”

Faith Hill is a country singer married to Tim McGraw with three kids. She says “There’s no secret when it comes to juggling career and motherhood. At the end of the day, I just throw my feet up on the couch and say, ‘God, that was a long day! But somehow it all worked.’ There are days when everyone is fussy, fighting and late. Gracie has long hair, and sometimes it’s such a fight to brush it in the morning and get her ready for school. But I think about the days when she’ll be too big and tall. She won’t ever let me brush her hair then, so I enjoy the little moments now even though they’re not perfect.”

Jennifer Garner is a movie actress married to Ben Affleck. They have one child. She says “I’m trying to juggle it all, but it’s hard. I just had a year off where I put every spoonful of food into Violet’s mouth. Now I’m working and though I’m usually with her more hours than not, some days I just can’t be. That’s hard for me, and for the first time, my daughter. Luckily my husband is a true partner, and he picks up where I leave off.”

Angelina Jolie is a movie actress married to Brad Pitt. They have six kids. She says “I think if you love what you do, and you love the choices you’ve made in your life, somehow that drives you forward to enjoy it all. Even the chaos, even the exhaustion of it, and even when it seems out of balance.”

Naomi Watts is a movie actress engaged to Liev Schreiber. They have one child and one on the way. She says “I’ve got friends who have given everything to be there for their family, but I’ve always wondered, are they at peace with themselves? I think balancing career and family is just one of those things you have to work out as you go along.”

Ryan Phillippe is an actor who used to be married to Reese Witherspoon. He has two kids. He says “I have not found balance in my life yet.”

If you’re interested in what Kyra Sedgwick, Brooke Shields, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker and Patrick Dempsey had to say about work life balance, check out Work Life Balance Quotes from Famous People: Volume 1.