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there. I like to take baths whenever I can, and
whenever I’m not too tired Cash [Warren, her
husband] and I will watch a show, but every night
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honest. Usually my days are, like, every half
an hour is taken and I have to eat in meetings, if
I even remember to get lunch... And then it’s 7pm
and you’re, like, “I need to be home right now,” and
then you get home and it’s a cuddle with the kids
and wash your face and put on your pyjamas and
then, “Wait, I have to eat dinner.” Last night, I didn’t
eat dinner. I just went to bed, because it all just ran
so late and I had to be up early, so...
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WHYYOU’RESUCHANINCREDIBLEACHIEVER?
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ethic that my father instilled in me, 100 per cent.
JUSTINE: AND YOU NEVER WENT DOWN THE WHOLE TEEN
STARROUTEOFFALLINGDRUNKOUTOFCABS...
JESSICA:I was engaged to someone who was 12 years
older than me [Dark Angel co-star Michael
Weatherly] – he was a grown-up with a kid. Then
I was single for eight months before I met my
husband, so I didn’t have a lot of time to screw
around, and I was careful about my image, you
know, I was always cognisant of it. I didn’t
rebel against being in the limelight. I knew I was fortunate and I didn’t ever
believe the hype. I never thought, like, “Oh my God, I’m this famous person.”
I was always like, “Tomorrow, this is all going to go away and I need to make the
most of it while I’m here and not screw it up.”
JUSTINE:WITHTHESUCCESSOFYOURBRAND,DOYOUHAVEMANYPINCH-YOURSELFMOMENTS?
JESSICA:It’s weird, I don’t. I feel like I’m so in the weeds and I’m such a grinder and so
in the moment of the day-to-day – I don’t spend a lot of time removed from it and
seeing the bird’s-eye view. But I do pinch myself when I look at my kids and I see
who they are as people and the way they think about the world and themselves and
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know? They really are good girls, so they make me feel proud.JUSTINE: IN THE TV SERIESDARK ANGEL, YOU GOT TO PLAY SUCH
A STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER AT A YOUNG AGE. AS A MOTHER,
ESPECIALLY OF GIRLS, WHAT SORT OF ROLE MODELS DO YOU HOPE
YOURCHILDRENASPIRETO?
JESSICA:I just want them to focus on what’s important, like
using their brains and having humility, being grateful,
having compassion and empathy... I think those are the most
important things that I try to instil in
them... [Dark Angel] opened so many
doors and certainly opened my mind and
my heart up to what was possible. I thank
Jim [James] Cameron every day for
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JUSTINE: AS A FAMILY, HOW HAVE YOU DEALT
WITHTHECURRENTPOLITICALSITUATION?
JESSICA:It’s been interesting to have that
conversation. You just have to let them know that it’s
temporary and hopefully no permanent damage is done,
you know? But it hasn’t broken their spirit in thinking about
what’s possible for women. They still very much believe
that women can run the country and run the world and they
believe in equality and they believe in human rights and
ethics. Even if someone like the leader of our country doesn’t
stand by the same moral codes we do as a family, that
doesn’t dissuade them from their own values.
JUSTINE:DOYOUHAVEANYDOWNTIME?HOWDOYOURELAX?
JESSICA:I hang out with friends, I go to the movies, I go to
restaurants... I don’t have a lot of downtime, but it’s usually
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JUSTINE:DOYOUHAVEANYRITUALSTOGETYOUTHROUGHYOURDAY?
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I did have rituals. I keep trying to enforce structure but it all
just kind of falls apart because everyone around me gets
overwhelmed and they, you know, you need to have people
who are structured and into rituals around you, and I don’t
have too many people like that in my life, so it’s tough.
JUSTINE: IN MY HOUSE, EVERYTHING LASTS FIVE DAYS. I’M LIKE,
“WE’RE DOING A GRATITUDE JOURNAL EVERY NIGHT!” AND THEN
FIVEDAYSLATERWENEVERTHINKABOUTITAGAIN.
JESSICA:Yeah, nothing lasts, but you know, the intentions are“I DIDN’T REBEL AGAINST BEING
IN THE LIMELIGHT.I knew I was
fortunateAND I DIDN’T EVER
BELIEVE THE HYPE”Belted dress, $2,990,
top, $570, bothĴ,
(02) 9239 0188; on Jessica’s right
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Jessica’s left hand: leaf ring, $1,150,
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