I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things. In my mind, I want the fairy tale.

Meaning of the quote

January Jones is talking about how she has this strong feeling inside her that makes her want to keep trying to achieve her goals and dreams. Even though reality may not be as perfect as a fairy tale, she still wants to pursue that kind of happy and magical outcome in her life.

About January Jones

January Jones is an American actress best known for her role as Betty Draper in the acclaimed TV series Mad Men, for which she received multiple award nominations. She has also starred in various films, including American Wedding, X-Men: First Class, and Seeking Justice.

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I lived in a town of 400 until I was like nine or ten. My dad coached all the sports – he was a gym teacher and health teacher for grades K-12.

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I choose roles that are not me.

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I wanted to be a meteorologist. I wanted to be a marine biologist.

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I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things. In my mind, I want the fairy tale.

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Going to New York to do whatever – show business – it just seemed fun. It seemed fun to go to the big city and meet all kinds of different people and maybe be famous. It was just exciting. So I wasn’t scared.

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In this business, I don’t know how you can have a plan or how you can orchestrate anything. But I’ve been lucky with my choices. I’m very strong-willed, so I’ve been able to stick with it. I’m lucky there.

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People think that I changed my name. I could’ve been an actress, a superhero, or a stripper.

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Am I being typecast as a horrible person? I don’t know. I don’t think so. But if it happens, I’d rather get to play that, because there’s nothing fun about being sweet. Sweet can be so boring, so I’d be happy staying away from that.

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A lot of the stuff that I do with Betty is in the eyes. A lot of the feelings that I evoke with her are unspoken, so that’s been fun to play with.

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If everything always went perfectly, I would feel like, When is the ball going to drop? Because good things don’t always last. Maybe I’m a pessimistic person. When something just seems too good, I can’t believe it.

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‘Mad Men’ was really my first television role, and it never feels like TV to me. It’s done at such a high level.

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If I could do one thing over I’d have been nicer to my parents.

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I feel as though my career really hit its high point when I was cast as a supporting actress in ‘American Wedding’. I thought the script had a lot of depth and intelligence, and it really just jumped off the page.

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Why not show off if you’ve got something to show?

January Jones

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My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters’ names are Jina and Jacey Jones.

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