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“More people telling stories leads to more interesting perspectives in this world. I often think we wouldn't get to these political impasses if we had balance in storytelling.”

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Reese Witherspoon

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. more

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“If more men would see a story of what it was like to be pregnant, and how it felt to be in a place where you had to make a decision about whether to keep a pregnancy, maybe they would feel differently about women's health care.”

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“I'm encouraging these women, like Cheryl Strayed, to take the jump to writing for the screen. She is adapting her book Tiny Beautiful Things for us. They're infinitely capable of tackling the format.”

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“Men rise through the ranks because of potential, but women have to prove themselves - while trying to have children and having no family leave.”

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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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“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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“I always let my husband read the script so he knows what's about to happen to his wife. When I played Cheryl Strayed in Wild, I'd get really mad about certain things, I'd say really profound things, and I'd curse out of nowhere. He'd say, "Are you you, or are you Cheryl?"”

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“I traveled all over the South looking for factories - to keep production in the South. I wanted to give back to the place and people that raised me.”

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“Is it more fascinating, perplexing, unbelievable that women are entrepreneurs?”

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“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 checked, I'm not selling vacuums. It was very sexist.”

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