"I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!"
About this Quote
The second line is doing sharper work. "A trustworthy friend" sounds warm and relatable, yet the question - "does my butt look big?" - is a tiny capsule of modern body surveillance. Its not enough to see yourself; you need a witness. That dependence reads as vulnerability, but it also hints at how social validation props up beauty culture: even self-critique becomes a group project. Peet frames it as friendship, which lets her admit insecurity without sounding self-pitying. The joke is an alibi.
As an actress, Peet is expected to be effortlessly camera-ready, yet she chooses a story that emphasizes friction and doubt. That tension is the subtext: the public wants glamour; she offers the backstage mechanics of maintaining it. The quote lands because it makes celebrity feel human while still revealing the machinery that pressures everyone - famous or not - to treat their bodies as problems to solve.
Quote Details
| Topic | Funny Friendship |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Peet, Amanda. (2026, January 16). I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big! FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-usually-try-on-at-least-20-pairs-of-jeans-122609/
Chicago Style
Peet, Amanda. "I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!" FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-usually-try-on-at-least-20-pairs-of-jeans-122609/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!" FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-usually-try-on-at-least-20-pairs-of-jeans-122609/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.







