Courteney Cox Opens Up About Botox and Keeping Her Marriage Together

By PopEater Staff Posted Jul 14th 2010 07:30PM

'Cougar Town' actress Courteney Cox is on the August cover of InStyle and in the accompanying interview the stunning brunette reveals why she indulges in Botox, how she keeps her marriage to David Arquette healthy and how she almost quit acting before she landed her life-changing role on 'Friends.'

The actress talks candidly in the interview, admitting to seeing a therapist on a occasion. "We've done couples therapy in the past. We're not lazy about our marriage.. "We have the same arguments we've had for years," she tells the magazine.

More excerpts from the interview after the jump.

On her use of Botox:
"Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another. Sometimes I use Botox. Compared to most, I use it very sparingly. One time I did too much, though. I feel weird if I can't move my face, and that one time I overdid it, I felt trapped in my own skin. I don't have a problem with any of that stuff; if it makes you feel better about yourself and it's done properly, then fine."

On her marriage to David Arquette:
"We have fun together and separately. We each have all the freedom in the world, which makes for a very comfortable relationship. It's easy for people to just coexist, especially when you have such different interests and work lives. You have to make an effort to stay connected, and that's something we work at."

On whether she ever contemplated quitting acting:
"No--although there was a time when my dad thought I should get out. It was right before I got Friends, and I probably had a month to go before I was completely broke. I used to add up all my money in the bank and divide it by months or weeks depending on how bad things were. At one point my dad called me and said, 'You have always been a great salesman. I think it's time you come home and sell swimming pools.' I don't think I would ever quit acting, but there are other things I am interested in. I wanted to be an architect, and I wish I knew more about landscaping. I think I'd be a good therapist too. Maybe I could start a little group therapy thing."