Gwyneth Paltrow [1] is kicking off the new year with a stunning magazine cover. The 44-year-old actress posed in a Valentine's Day-ready ensemble for InStyle's February issue [2], which hits newsstands on Jan. 6, and opens up in her interview about how Goop has changed her life [3], why she doesn't care about what people think of her, and how she and ex-husband Chris Martin [4] have contributed to "the culture of divorce."

• On making the move from actress to entrepreneur after founding Goop: "I'll think, 'Oh my god, I used to have a life of a spoiled movie star . . . What the f*ck? Why did I do this to myself?'"
• On not caring what people think of her as she gets older: "When I turned 40, I felt like I got this free software upgrade that I wasn't expecting. It just happened. Suddenly I was like, 'Oh, this is fantastic: I don't care! I like myself, and I'm just going to live my life. I'm going to stop worrying and tearing myself down.'"
• On her ongoing friendship with ex-husband Chris Martin [5]: "He's at my house every single day. We have our own lives but we still have our family life. To this day, Chris would take a bullet for me, even though I'm not his wife. I honestly think Chris and I have contributed something positive to the culture of divorce."