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Love & Passion Quote by Kristin Davis

"I'm not really much of a shopper. I have to say that I'd definitely prefer good sex. What makes good sex? Oh my god. I think you need to feel free and you have to really trust the other person. And you have to have that strange, mysterious chemical connection"

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Kristin Davis is doing something sly here: she’s demoting consumer culture with a shrug, then spiking the conversation with a frank, almost giddy pivot to sex. The “not really much of a shopper” line lands as a soft rebuttal to a persona the audience is primed to project onto her - especially if you know her through Sex and the City, a show that practically turned shopping into foreplay. She’s separating herself from the brand without sounding preachy, using humor and blunt preference as a pressure-release valve.

The subtext is less “sex is better than stuff” than “I’m not the character you bought.” By choosing a comparison that’s playful but loaded, Davis reclaims agency: she defines pleasure on her terms, not via status symbols. The quick “Oh my god” is key. It’s not just cute; it signals that she’s aware of the intimacy she’s about to describe and is negotiating the risk in real time, inviting the listener into a moment of unguarded honesty.

When she gets to “free,” “trust,” and “that strange, mysterious chemical connection,” she’s building a three-part ladder from ethics to biology. Freedom and trust are the relational foundation - consent, safety, mutual respect - while “chemical” gives permission for desire to be irrational, unplanned, and unmarketable. The line works because it refuses both cynicism and sentimentality: it’s not a self-help script, and it’s not a joke. It’s an actress, publicly associated with curated glamour, insisting that the real luxury is a private, unpredictable kind of connection.

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Davis, Kristin. (2026, January 16). I'm not really much of a shopper. I have to say that I'd definitely prefer good sex. What makes good sex? Oh my god. I think you need to feel free and you have to really trust the other person. And you have to have that strange, mysterious chemical connection. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-not-really-much-of-a-shopper-i-have-to-say-87071/

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Davis, Kristin. "I'm not really much of a shopper. I have to say that I'd definitely prefer good sex. What makes good sex? Oh my god. I think you need to feel free and you have to really trust the other person. And you have to have that strange, mysterious chemical connection." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-not-really-much-of-a-shopper-i-have-to-say-87071/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm not really much of a shopper. I have to say that I'd definitely prefer good sex. What makes good sex? Oh my god. I think you need to feel free and you have to really trust the other person. And you have to have that strange, mysterious chemical connection." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-not-really-much-of-a-shopper-i-have-to-say-87071/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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Kristin Davis (born February 25, 1965) is a Actress from USA.

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