"I like cats. I used to have a lot of cats, but I don't anymore, now I just have a dog. It does take a certain temperament to have a cat, as they do have certain personalities"
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The pivot from "a lot of cats" to "now I just have a dog" reads like a mini life arc. Cats suggest a certain stage of independence (or chaos) and a home that can hold a little unruliness. The dog, singular, lands as streamlined adulthood: companionship that is more predictable, more publicly legible, more aligned with the idea of routine. Celebrity interviews thrive on these domestic details because they feel intimate while staying safely non-scandalous.
The key phrase is "a certain temperament". Hewitt frames cat ownership less as taste and more as psychological fit, quietly flattering cat people as discerning rather than merely obsessive. At the same time, she acknowledges the soft challenge of cats - "they do have certain personalities" - which is a polite stand-in for: they do not exist to please you. That subtext matters culturally. Dogs are often coded as devotion; cats as boundaries. By saying she likes cats but no longer has them, she keeps a foot in both worlds: she can be warm and relatable, but also respects complexity.
It works because it turns a mundane update into identity talk, the kind fans can instantly sort themselves around: Team Cat Temperament versus Team Dog Reliability.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Hewitt, Jennifer Love. (2026, January 16). I like cats. I used to have a lot of cats, but I don't anymore, now I just have a dog. It does take a certain temperament to have a cat, as they do have certain personalities. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-cats-i-used-to-have-a-lot-of-cats-but-i-102386/
Chicago Style
Hewitt, Jennifer Love. "I like cats. I used to have a lot of cats, but I don't anymore, now I just have a dog. It does take a certain temperament to have a cat, as they do have certain personalities." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-cats-i-used-to-have-a-lot-of-cats-but-i-102386/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I like cats. I used to have a lot of cats, but I don't anymore, now I just have a dog. It does take a certain temperament to have a cat, as they do have certain personalities." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-cats-i-used-to-have-a-lot-of-cats-but-i-102386/. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.





