Jennifer Aniston on life, love and laughter

EC: Did the relationships in your life change once you had money?

JA: "No. Most of my friends are still the same. There are some who are no longer my friends, but not because of the money or anything like that. I didn't change, but people around me did. I think they just felt different around me."

EC: How so?

JA: "Not spooked, but just kind of uncomfortable. Does that make any sense?"

EC: What affects a relationship more -- fame or money? How do you handle that?

JA: "I don't do anything. I just am who I am. It's not my job to take care of anyone's discomfort!"

EC: Are some relationships simply doomed?

JA: "No! Well, relationships are doomed if you don't know who you are, I think, or if you don't learn from your mistakes."

EC: Now that you're a big movie star, do you still lack self-confidence? Can you relate to women's insecurities about their looks and weight?

JA: "Oh, no, I have all the confidence in the world!" [Laughs] "Well, of course I can relate! You don't hit some level and are just like, ‘Ooh, I can coast.' I take care of myself; that's first and foremost. There are times when I don't take as good care of myself and times when I do. But it just feels good to be healthy."

EC: In Friends With Money, your character, Olivia, is not leading such a healthy, balanced life. Why did you want to play her?

JA: "Well, I think that's how I actually see myself sometimes. Quite honestly. It's just part of me; it's absolutely a part of me. I've come from there. I've had moments of insecurity in my life. I've had moments of low self-esteem. I think it's something that's universal for us all. Just because you have been given this sort of image, it doesn't necessarily mean it's who you are or what you believe. There are so many parts to all of us. There's a part of me that relates to Olivia. Getting the chance to play a character like her lets me be seen in a different light. You have more freedom as an actor to just shed your baggage and act. Very few people can see past your image and say ‘I trust you as an actor and I know that there's more there.' Thank God for her [director Nicole Holofcener] for giving me this chance. It would be awful to be stuck on a shelf in the Fruity Pebbles section, you know."

EC: As you get older, do you get more confident?

JA: "I think you definitely find peace within yourself. Don't we all get to the place where it's just 'Ugh!'? Like Shirley MacLaine: God, I wish we could get where she is right now. She's just like, ‘Oh, f*&% it!'"


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