Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

by Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith

You've heard it before: Celebrities are normal people too. Don't believe us? When we asked this posse of popular people what achievement in '07 they were most proud of, they had the same answers that the unfamous might -- balance between work and family, getting kids into a good school, not missing their tyke's football games, staying out of jail ... OK, that last one doesn't count. See what makes these stars glow.

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Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner/230436/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jennifer Garner</font></a>

(Actress, now in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/juno/24692/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Juno'</font></a>)

"Finally having the chance to do a variety of different things ... I'm proud, but I'm also just happy to have been able to do them -- an action film [<a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-kingdom-2007/24644/main' target='_blank'>'The Kingdom'</a>], a cool charactery thing ['Juno'], a classic with <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/kevin-kline/38699/main' target='_blank'>Kevin Kline</a> ['Cyrano de Bergerac' on Broadway]. It's dreamy. My life feels very full and balanced right now, and my career does as well. It's not as busy as it looks from the outside, though. There are weeks that aren't necessarily pretty, but you'd be amazed how much we're able to be together in all of this."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/viggo-mortensen/50903/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Viggo Mortensen</font></a>

(Actor, now in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/eastern-promises/25300/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Eastern Promises,'</font></a> for which he received a <a href='http://movies.aol.com/golden-globes' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Golden Globe nomination</font></a>)

"Staying out of jail, the hospital and an early grave. Just getting through 2007. I guess that's an achievement."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/shohreh-aghdashloo/130170/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Shohreh Aghdashloo</font></a>

(Actress, seen next in 'Between Two Rivers,' an Iraq-set docudrama mini-series)

"The greatest achievement of 2007 would be enrolling my daughter in a university. It took me almost a year. You know, when it comes to education how difficult it is to begin with even to find the right kindergarten. You have to be prepared way in advance. It's getting harder and harder. When I was younger, I thought that it would be easier and easier for people to get themselves educated, but I'm afraid I was wrong. But I did -- I nailed it. Thank God!"

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/david-duchovny/20329/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>David Duchovny</font></a>

(Actor, now in <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/californication/1342172/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Californication,'</font></a> for which he received a <a href='http://movies.aol.com/golden-globes' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Golden Globe nomination</font></a>)

"I think it was kind of being able to establish the kind of comedy I do, which I would usually describe in terms of what it isn't: It's not <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ben-stiller/112816/main' target='_blank'>Ben Stiller,</a> not <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/will-ferrell/224449/main' target='_blank'>Will Ferrell.</a> I can't do that. What I do, it's more like what they did in the '70s, like <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/george-segal/64316/main' target='_blank'>George Segal</a> in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/blume-in-love/1003925/main' target='_blank'>'Blume in Love,'</a> or <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/warren-beatty/81105/main' target='_blank'>Beatty</a> in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/shampoo/1031493/main' target='_blank'>'Shampoo.'</a>"

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/cameron-diaz/195733/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Cameron Diaz</font></a>

(Actress)

"I spent a lot of time this year with <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/shrek/9560/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Shrek.'</font></a> We took <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/shrek-the-third/21802/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Shrek the Third'</font></a> around the world. I'm just so happy to be part of it. It's an honor being part of something so good."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/morris-chestnut/12714/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Morris Chestnut</font></a>

(Actor, now in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-perfect-holiday/27418/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'A Perfect Holiday'</font></a>)

"I made it to all of my son's football games. I'm always going out of town for work, so I make some games and miss some. But this year, he said, 'Dad, can you come to all my games?' I could just hear his excitement when I said, 'I'll be there.' People knew I had to leave if I had to make a game. There was some juggling. And then he wrote me a letter saying 'Thanks, Dad,' and that made it all good."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/emma-roberts/284723/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Emma Roberts</font></a>

(Actress)

"Two movies is a pretty good accomplishment, I think. [The 16-year-old 'Nancy Drew' star headlines the spring '08 release <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/wild-child/30053/main' target='_blank'>'Wild Child'</a> in London -- and is now filming the forthcoming <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/hotel-for-dogs/31119/main' target='_blank'>'Hotel for Dogs'</a> with <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/lisa-kudrow/39535/main' target='_blank'>Lisa Kudrow,</a> <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/don-cheadle/12587/main' target='_blank'> Don Cheadle</a> and <a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/kevin-dillon/19208/main' target='_blank'>Kevin Dillon.</a>] Really, it's that I'm doing what I always wanted to do."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/malcolm-mcdowell/47319/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Malcolm McDowell</font></a>

(Actor)

"I have an 11-month-old child, so that is my greatest achievement. That's all I can say. It's wacky, doing [parenthood] again. I have a 4-year-old and an 11-month-old, so it's been quite a year. It gives me a whole new perspective. It makes me feel like I've got to stay alive for a long time to make sure I get to see them at graduation."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/william-shatner/111030/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>William Shatner</font></a>

(Actor, now in <a href='http://television.aol.com/show/boston-legal/219089/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Boston Public,'</font></a> for which he received a <a href='http://movies.aol.com/golden-globes' target='_blank'>Golden Globe nomination</a>)

"Spending another year with my wife Elizabeth is a major achievement. Also, I have a book called 'Academy' -- it's out in book stores right now -- and a record called 'Exodus.' [I've accomplished so much not just this year, but] this week! Today, in fact. You have no idea."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/khalid-abdalla/458800/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Khalid Abdalla</font></a>

(Actor, now in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-kite-runner/28653/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'The Kite Runner'</font></a>)

"Patience probably. I think that has been my greatest achievement. Waiting for the film to come out and not making hasty decisions."

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ernest-borgnine/7448/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ernest Borgnine</font></a>

(Actor)

"That I'm still making pictures. I made three pictures this year, and I plan on doing more next year. And I tell you, I just don't want to stop. I think it's foolish to stop. People say, 'Are you going to retire?' Retire to what?"

Stars' 2007 Proudest Moments

<a href='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/frances-fisher/23637/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Frances Fisher</font></a>

(Actress, now in <a href='http://movies.aol.com/movie/in-the-valley-of-elah/27571/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'In the Valley of Elah'</font></a>)

"My personal-best achievement was being able to keep all the balls in the air at the same time; I'm working on so many fronts. Not only raising a daughter, working with my career and finding the right roles that express what I want to say -- I'm on the board of the Screen Actors Guild and we are preparing for our 2008 negotiations. I'm walking the picket line with the WGA, because actors are in support of what the WGA wants. Plus ... I'm a member of the Peace Alliance, and we want to create a Department of Peace and Non-violence in Washington, D.C., a cabinet-level position. Dennis Kucinich [drafted] the bill, HR 808, in February of this year. I'm also supporting Dennis Kucinich in his bid for Democratic nomination for President because I feel he's the only candidate who speaks the truth."

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