It's easy
for Jennifer Connelly to bemoan plastic surgery with her chiseled bone
structure, flawless complexion, and model thin 5ft7in figure.
But the unquestionably gorgeous 44-year-old explained why she wouldn't go under the knife in the November edition of More Magazine - on newsstands now.
'We
equate beauty for women with youth, and that's sad. It's a shame it's
so hard for so many of us to appreciate the beauty of an older woman and
to accept it in ourselves. I don't want to erase my history on my
face,' the Oscar winner told the mag.
Thighs the limit! It's easy for
Jennifer Connelly to bemoan plastic surgery with her chiseled bone
structure, flawless complexion, and model thin 5ft7in figure
'There's
a window of time, a hump to get over, because it's inevitable. I love
that Radiohead song Fake Plastic Trees: "He used to do surgery for girls
in the '80s, but gravity always wins." 'It's certainly a dialogue I
have with myself. And I don't judge; every woman has to make her own
choice. But for me it's more beautiful to see the person.'
If you ask Jennifer's husband of 12 years, Paul Bettany it's easier to understand her unconscious mindset.
'Jennifer
is wildly beautiful, but she has no investment in it. Our two sons
spend more time in the bathroom in the morning than she does. That
pressure to be attractive hasn't ever landed on her,' the 44-year-old
Englishman explained.
On newsstands now! But the
unquestionably gorgeous 44-year-old explained why she wouldn't go under
the knife in the November edition of More Magazine
The Oscar winner told the mag: 'We
equate beauty for women with youth, and that's sad. I don't want to
erase my history on my face'
She continued: 'There's a window of
time, a hump to get over, because it's inevitable. I love that Radiohead
song Fake Plastic Trees: "He used to do surgery for girls in the '80s,
but gravity always wins"'
'Our two sons spend more time in the
bathroom in the morning than she does!' If you ask Jennifer's husband of
12 years, Paul Bettany it's easier to understand her unconscious
mindset
The
attractive couple are parents to daughter Agnes, 4, and son Stellan,
12, and Connelly also has an 18-year-old son Kai with photographer David
Dugan.
'It's
inevitable I'm going to screw up, no matter how much I try. I want them
to know they can tell me, "This thing you do makes me feel this way."
I'd love to have the opportunity to address things,' Connelly admitted.
The
Aloft actress and the Avengers actor met on the set of A Beautiful Mind
in 2001, but she boasted their bond was 'equally powerful now.'
'It's inevitable I'm going to screw
up': The attractive couple are parents to daughter Agnes, 4, and son
Stellan, 12, (pictured September 7) and Connelly also has an 18-year-old
son Kai with photographer David Dugan
'It's a different pitch than the
beginning': The Aloft actress and the Avengers actor met on the set of A
Beautiful Mind in 2001, but she boasted their bond was 'equally
powerful now' (pictured in 2002)
The Noah actress gushed: '[The things I
fell in love with] are still the things I love. [Paul] is a very
convivial, open, generous person. Very funny. Very respectful of women,
sensitive to injustice' (pictured May 18)
'It's
a different pitch than the beginning, which was much more fevered.
[There's] an understanding that you are where you want to be. A real
acceptance. Little things that perhaps in earlier days could be
incendiary become like (shrugs). "Why go there when I know in 20 minutes
we'll be past it and cooking dinner together and laughing?" Daily life
becomes more gentle,' the Noah actress said.
'[The
things I fell in love with] are still the things I love. [Paul] is a
very convivial, open, generous person. Very funny. Very respectful of
women, sensitive to injustice.'
Bettany wrote, directed, and produced Jennifer's next film about a homeless drug addict in Manhattan who abandoned her child.
'Working with him feels so organic. It was wonderful having that degree of trust,' the Louis Vuitton spokesmodel noted.
At the helm: Bettany wrote, directed,
and produced Jennifer's next film about a homeless drug addict in
Manhattan who abandoned her child
The Louis Vuitton spokesmodel noted: 'Working with him feels so organic. It was wonderful having that degree of trust'
In
the drama, the Golden Globe winner's character Hannah has a second
chance at love with homeless musician Tahir (Anthony Mackie).
'I'm
interested in lives that are different from mine, [people who] make
different choices than I think I would make,' Connelly offered.
'Not
because [those characters] reflect who I am. The opposite. I'm
intrigued by a point of view that I don't understand yet. I want to
learn about it, think about it. And find a way to have empathy and love
for the person, even though on paper I might have no tolerance for the
choices she's made.'
Shelter hits US theaters/VOD on November 13 and UK theaters on November 25.
'I'm interested in lives that are
different from mine': In the drama, the Golden Globe winner's character
Hannah has a second chance at love with homeless musician Tahir (Anthony
Mackie, R)
'[I want to] find a way to have
empathy and love for the person': Shelter hits US theaters/VOD on
November 13 and UK theaters on November 25