“It's nice to be recognized for your work with an Oscar, but I don't let it define me, … [but] when I’m home with my kids, I’m still just Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow.”

—  Gwyneth Paltrow

On The Ellen DeGeneres Show http://www.eonline.com/news/514902/gwyneth-paltrow-mocks-snooty-reputation-i-m-still-just-an-oscar-winner-watch-now (26 February 2014)

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American actress, singer, and food writer 1972

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