Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoonis an American actress and producer. Born in Louisiana and raised in Tennessee, Witherspoon began her career as a child actress, making her professional screen debut in The Man in the Moon, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 March 1976
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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I mean, really: He called me 33 percent lesbian, which was a gross underestimation of my lesbian-ness.
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I thought I was going to go back to Stanford, and then I got Election. I loved being an actor.
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The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop.
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I had parents who believed I could do anything - and I know how that made me feel. I think both my parents, having careers in the medical profession, feel they are helping people on a daily basis, and that was inculcated in me as a value. I had to struggle with giving up the idea of becoming a doctor myself.
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That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I'm missing something important at my daughter's school which makes me feel sick inside. It's a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.
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I was debating whether to do Legally Blonde, and I saw this interview with Gloria Steinem about how important Goldie Hawn's role in Private Benjamin was for women; by the end of the movie, the character socked her fiancé in the face at the altar because he didn't understand who she'd become through her journey. I was like, "I feel like Gloria Steinem told me to do Legally Blonde. That's how Elle Woods is too!"
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When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car.
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Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart.
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Well I always wanted to be Dolly Parton when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with her.
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My husband is my biggest supporter on earth. He encourages me to put myself out in the world in ways that feel scary, and he's like, "I'm always gonna catch you. I'm always gonna be there for you." My supportive mother and family. Honey, it's such a village.
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But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear.
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I think movies are great and I have a great time making them but they're not what keeps you warm at night, or what's ultimately the most important thing in anyone's life journey.