In this quote, James De La Vega is revealing his aggravation with the effect of appeal magazines on his sweetheart's self-esteem. He is recommending that these publications, which typically promote impractical and unattainable standards of beauty, have an unfavorable result on his girlfriend's understanding of herself. By continuously bombarding her with pictures of perfect designs and promoting certain charm requirements, these magazines make his girlfriend feel inadequate and ugly. De La Vega is highlighting the damaging results of the charm market and how it can adversely impact people' self-worth and self-confidence. He is requiring a shift in the method appeal is represented in media, to promote a more inclusive and sensible definition of appeal.
"'Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're the best friend. I wasn't getting the Nicole Kidman roles"
"I really enjoy having sex, and that's offensive to some people. Women are the quickest to call other women sluts, which is sad. I haven't met a lot of men who've said, "You like having sex? What a dirty whore you are!". That's because they wish their wives or girlfriends would have more sex with them"
"I saw a guy being really abusive to his girlfriend. She was asking people to help, but no one would. When he grabbed her, I tried to separate them, but he turned on me. I punched him and knocked him down. It wasn't a scandal; I was just doing what anybody should"
"He asked my girlfriend if we could come over and sing some of the songs that we had written, which we did. After he heard the songs, he said that he knew someone in the record business by the name of Bob Shad"
"I think it's quite extraordinary that people cast me as if I'm Warren Beatty: until I met my present wife, at the age of 35, you could name two girlfriends"
