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Reese Witherspoon, born on March 22, 1976, is an accomplished American actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as 'Sweet Home Alabama', 'Forrest Gump', and 'Legally Blonde'. Witherspoon has received numerous awards for her performances, including an Academy Award for Best Actress.

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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.”

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“There are things in my life that are hard to reconcile, like divorce. Sometimes it is very difficult to make sense of how it could possibly happen. Laying blame is so easy. I don’t have time for hate or negativity in my life. There’s no room for 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.”

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“Whether it was making my bed or making a movie, my mother and father never hesitated to say how proud they were of me, and that means so very much to a child.”

Inspirational Mean Children Mother Father Proud Bed Mother And Father

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“Turning 30 was really big for me. I can get really stuck on 'I don't like this or that about myself.' I've found that the only thing that breaks that for me is being able to spend time alone, going to the movies by myself or going to art museums alone. I do that a lot. I've discovered the importance of even 15 or 30 minutes a day where it is just me.”

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“I like my body so much better after I had kids. Is that a crazy thing to say? I'm more womanly. I feel sexier.”

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“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 gorgeous and didn't have a care? But creating a cultural icon out of someone who goes, I'm stupid, isn't it cute? makes me want to throw daggers at them! I want to say to them, My grandma did not fight for what she fought for, and my mother did not fight for what she fought for, so you can start telling women it's fun to be stupid. Saying that to young women, little girls, my daughter? It's not OK.”

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“I'm lucky to find a person to share my life, and the best friend I'll ever have.”

Persons Share Lucky

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“Obviously, this isn't the time in my life that I would have chosen to do this, but I feel like life gives you these challenges for a reason. I feel so happy and glad to be in the place that I am. I really feel blessed. This is something I need to face and take control of.”

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“When you finally accept that you're a complete dork, your life gets easier. No sense in trying to be cool.”

Inspirational Trying Accepting Easier Being Cool Dork

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“If something seems frightening or horrible, I should probably do it.”

Ifs Should Seems Horrible Frightening

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“It definitely sometimes feels like a suit that I wish I could zip off. But I don’t feel bad about any of the things I’ve gone through, whether it’s divorce or breakups or anything like that, because that’s all part of the life journey, and I have those experiences just like anyone else. And I think it deepens what you tap into creatively.”

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“Never drink to feel better, only drink to feel even better.”

Feels Drink Feel Better

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“I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had such satisfaction afterward, and I thought, That's what I want to do.”

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“I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said.”

Said Drink Embarrassed

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“It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I'm very sorry for my behavior.”

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“Everything I sang sounded awful. So I went outside and I screamed. Everyone pretty much agreed it was awful.”

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“My rule is, if it's not moving-monogram it!”

Ifs Moving Monograms

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“I grew up in Tennessee. We didn't know what Louis Vuitton was. I had to order all my prom outfits out of catalogs.”

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“I mean, really: He called me 33 percent lesbian, which was a gross underestimation of my lesbian-ness.”

Mean Percent Lgbt Gross

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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.”

Joy Actors Roles Power Being Yourself Transforming Props Not Being Yourself Transforming Yourself

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“You can learn a lot about yourself with what youre doing and who youre with on a sunday.”

Sunday About Yourself

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“My sheets are monogrammed, so is my silverware and pretty much everything else I own. My rule is, if it's not moving -- monogram it!”

Ifs Moving Sheets Monograms

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“For our first date, I made Ryan Hamburger Helper, which is basically what I grew up on. I make my own version of it now, with macaroni and cheese and hamburger meat. And the kids - it's their favorite dinner.”

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“Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.”

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“We’re more than just our dresses.”

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“I'm trying to make it cool to be a good girl.”

Trying Girl Good Girl

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“There's something timeless and important about making people laugh, about being the right spot in their day.”

People Important Laughing Spots Timeless Making People Laugh

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“It's important to do things that scare you to death!”

Life Important Scare Life Death

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“And I want to say that my grandmother was one of the biggest inspirations in my life. She taught me how to be a real woman, to have strength and self-respect, and to never give those things away.”

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“I'm not a politician, She says evenly. If I want to be one, I'll run for office. Susan Sarandon, whom I know and love, is a fantastic actress. It's her right as an American to say whatever she wants. [But] just because you're rich and famous doesn't qualify you to make political statements. I don't put my opinions out there to influence people. You have alot of influence. And sometimes I feel it's undeserved influence.”

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“Doing begets more doing. It sounds simple, but I’m a firm believer that action can solve so many worries, and just powering through, no matter what, can give you the confidence you need when you feel like you’ve got nothing to offer.”

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About the Author

Born: March 22, 1976
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 132

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