Jennifer Aniston, a beloved figure in American pop culture for over 30 years, has opened up to Allure about her path to leaving regrets and some deeply personal pain behind.

At 53, she reflects on her life spent in the spotlight and the glare that comes with it.

Aniston lives in the hills above western Los Angeles, where the vibe is pretty intimidating. To live here, one assumes, you have to have achieved a certain kind of Olympian status.

When the gates to her house swing open, she opens the door, greets me with ripped jeans, tank top, and barefoot, looking like the owner’s out-of-town friend crashing here for a few days.

Excusing her frazzledness, she welcomes me into the house which looks like a comfortable art gallery and smells like a box of new shoes transported in a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk full of gardenias.

She is currently in the middle of filming the third season of The Morning Show and expresses her stress over having to learn a few pages of a huge interview scene.

“Our interview can be a dry run,” I propose. To which she responds, “Yes, this will be my dry run. That’s exactly right.”

Aniston immediately offers to make me a shake and introduces me to her dogs. We sit in her kitchen as she blends the shake, chatting about her dogs, her work and her life.

She pours two tall glasses of smoothie and we move to the living room where we sit among a wall of artwork and floor-to-ceiling windows, but also dog beds, a giant couch and a fireplace.

Aniston reflects on her time in the spotlight, “I’ve been in this business for 30 years and I’ve had a front-row seat to all of it,” she says.

“I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly.” She has learned that you can’t control how people see you or what they say about you.

“You just have to let it go,” she says. “You have to let it be.”

Aniston has spent most of her adult life in the public eye and has had to deal with the constant scrutiny that comes with it.

“I’ve had a lot of loss in my life,” she says.

“I’ve had a lot of pain. I’ve had a lot of regret. But the one thing that I’ve learned is that you can’t control how people see you.”

Aniston has always been open about the challenges she has faced in her life.

“I’ve had my fair share of heartache and disappointment,” she says.

“But I’ve also had a lot of joy and happiness.” She believes that it’s important to focus on the positive and to let go of the negative.

Aniston is aware that she has had to deal with some deeply personal pain in her life, but she has learned to let go of the things she can’t control.

“I’ve had to learn how to let go of the things that I can’t control and to focus on the things that I can,” she says.

“I’ve had to learn how to let go of the things that I can’t control and to focus on the things that I can.”

Aniston has nothing to hide, she is open and honest about her life and the challenges she has faced.

“I’ve always been a pretty open book,” she says.

“I’ve never been one to hide my emotions or my thoughts. I’ve always been pretty honest about my life and my experiences. I think that’s helped me to connect with people and to be relatable.”

Aniston speaks about the importance of being true to oneself and not trying to please others.

“I’ve always tried to be true to myself and not to worry too much about what others think,” she says.

“I’ve always tried to be authentic and true to myself and I think that’s helped me to stay grounded and to be happy.”

Aniston has had a successful career in acting and has been in the industry for over 30 years.

She has seen the good, bad, and ugly side of the industry, but she has learned to let go of the things she can’t control and to focus on what she can.

“I’ve had a lot of loss in my life,” she says. “I’ve had a lot of pain. I’ve had a lot of regret.”

“But the one thing that I’ve learned is that you can’t control how people see you. You just have to let it go. You have to let it be.”