I thought I was going to go back to Stanford, and then I got Election. I loved being an actor. — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
Growing up in the South, it was very patriarchal. When I applied to Stanford, I was told by a [male] college counselor, "You're never gonna get in, don't bother. They don't want you." I said, "I'm going to try." And… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
I love that people are going, Yeah, I love a hundred different kinds of beauty; it's not all the tall, skinny supermodel. Around the… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
It's fun chasing boys, especially when you're young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys. — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
This is a movement to say we're more than just our dresses. ... It's hard being a woman in Hollywood or any industry. — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
I don't think these women are stupid. I think they're selling a personality that's very marketable: Wouldn't it be fun if we were all… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
I'm a big organizer person. I can spend a good three hours on my sock drawer. It's fantastic! — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
Movies will finally reflect the world we live in, not some weird dinosaur reality. — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said, — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
I always say funny doesnt sag, which seems like a good rule of thumb. People should be more interested in your personality than how… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
I mean, really: He called me 33 percent lesbian, which was a gross underestimation of my lesbian-ness. — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
A [news] magazine printed a [photo-illustration] of me in a ball gown holding a vacuum cleaner, saying I started a company. Last time I… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share
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