Jessica Alba is one tough boss!
And we love it!
In the latest issue of Cosmo, the actress and businesswoman discusses her early goals as a movie star and her rules for success as an entrepreneur.
Learn from her!
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She admits she was more comfortable with her masculine side as a young woman:
“Most of my life, I identified more with my masculine side. I was kind of aggressive and super masculine in my early 20s ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ even into my mid- 20s. I got boobs when I was young ├óΓé¼┬ª and I was like, What do I do? ├óΓé¼┬ª I was never the girl who they marketed. I was always feeling angry, like an impostor. I learned how to be cool with the feminine later in life.”
This resulted in her wanting to be a badass action star:
“I always wanted to be a big action star, to be as relevant as men. I was very aggressive with the vision and manifesting it.”
Well, you could say she succeeded in her starring role in Dark Angel!
You could also say she accomplished it by being a badass business mogul in her 30s:
“I’m in a man’s world in business. But I know what women want ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ [men] don’t ├óΓé¼┬ª Whenever [male colleagues] question me in meetings, I’m like, ‘Go home and ask your wife. This is a pointless conversation. Go home and talk to her.’ When we were talking about package designs, I was like, ‘Are you really giving me notes on packaging for feminine care? I literally can’t with you.'”
Of course she also addresses the wage gap:
“There are not as many women in government titles, business titles. It’s just not equal. And until there is equality, you’re going to feel that no matter what industry you’re in. But from day one, I was like, girls should have an equal seat at the table. Take Jennifer Lawrence. I mean, she’s opening movies ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ she’s the box office draw as much as any guy in the movie, if not more. She should be compensated for that.”
F*ck yeah!!!
We’re loving this take-no-prisoners side of Miz Alba. She’s gonna be an amazing role model for her two daughters.
Check out more photos from the shoot in the gallery (above)!
[Image via Cosmopolitan.]
