Quotes by Reese Witherspoon

About Reese Witherspoon:

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child actress, starring in The Man in the Moon in 1991. In 1996, she appeared in Freeway and starred in Pleasantville in 1998. In 2000, she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical nomination for Election.
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My ex-husband is very involved in raising our beautiful children. We're very lucky because we both grew up in working families in middle America. We're on the same page that way.

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It's fun chasing boys, especially when you're young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys.

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I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.

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To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was.

Reese Witherspoon

I think it's really interesting to play a woman who can articulate that she isn't ready to have a family and isn't even sure if she wants a family. I have a lot of friends like that. But obviously, that's not me.

Reese Witherspoon

Confidence is everything in this business.

Reese Witherspoon

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.

Reese Witherspoon

When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car.

Reese Witherspoon

I love to sing around the house and in the car, but my daughter hates it.

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We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant.

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I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing. But the energy of wanting things to be great is a perfectionist energy.

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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.

Reese Witherspoon

I worry about my kids growing up and how the world might hurt them. But at the same time, I absolutely do not worry about them growing up - because they have great values and a great sense of self.

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Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular, embarrassing old mom.

Reese Witherspoon

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.

Reese Witherspoon

Lord knows, every day is not a success, every year is not a success. You have to celebrate the good.

Reese Witherspoon

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.

Reese Witherspoon

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it.

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I don't know what I would have done so many times in my life if I hadn't had my girlfriends.

Reese Witherspoon

I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there.

Reese Witherspoon

Somebody close to me once said, 'Oh, no man will ever accept your children.' And I just thought it was the most horrifying thing someone has ever said to me in my entire life. I was determined to find somebody who would make that not true.

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Author Bio

  • NameReese Witherspoon
  • DescriptionAmerican film actress and producer
  • AliasesLaura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
  • BornMarch 22, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Model; Film Producer; Voice Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actress