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Reese Witherspoon

👤 Speaker
342 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

They just did really, really impactful things behind the scenes. And I will be forever grateful.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

Well, also someone's bad behavior doesn't get to steal your dream. When bad system doesn't get to stop you from becoming Abby Wambach, you don't get to stop me. You don't get to make the rules of my life.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

Well, also someone's bad behavior doesn't get to steal your dream. When bad system doesn't get to stop you from becoming Abby Wambach, you don't get to stop me. You don't get to make the rules of my life.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

Well, also someone's bad behavior doesn't get to steal your dream. When bad system doesn't get to stop you from becoming Abby Wambach, you don't get to stop me. You don't get to make the rules of my life.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And if I have to quietly work inside a system that does not make room for me to be a leader, like there was room for me to be a white blonde lady in a movie, but was there room for me to be a leader? I wouldn't say when I started, no.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And if I have to quietly work inside a system that does not make room for me to be a leader, like there was room for me to be a white blonde lady in a movie, but was there room for me to be a leader? I wouldn't say when I started, no.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And if I have to quietly work inside a system that does not make room for me to be a leader, like there was room for me to be a white blonde lady in a movie, but was there room for me to be a leader? I wouldn't say when I started, no.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

Yeah.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

Yeah.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

Yeah.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And then to step into a little more power, a little more, I have trouble with the word power, but a little more responsibility, a little more leadership, the ability to control my own material, to give thoughtful filmmakers and female writers an opportunity to tell their story in their own words. You can't take that from me. Just because your system doesn't allow it, I'll make it happen.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And then to step into a little more power, a little more, I have trouble with the word power, but a little more responsibility, a little more leadership, the ability to control my own material, to give thoughtful filmmakers and female writers an opportunity to tell their story in their own words. You can't take that from me. Just because your system doesn't allow it, I'll make it happen.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And then to step into a little more power, a little more, I have trouble with the word power, but a little more responsibility, a little more leadership, the ability to control my own material, to give thoughtful filmmakers and female writers an opportunity to tell their story in their own words. You can't take that from me. Just because your system doesn't allow it, I'll make it happen.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

I mean, I feel lucky that in this lifetime, honestly, I can't believe it happens sometimes I pinch myself. Like it makes me want to cry. Like when we, when we sold hill sunshine, I just sobbed y'all. I just sobbed and sobbed because it wasn't about the money. It wasn't, I didn't, I didn't need that. Right. For me, it was like women matter.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

I mean, I feel lucky that in this lifetime, honestly, I can't believe it happens sometimes I pinch myself. Like it makes me want to cry. Like when we, when we sold hill sunshine, I just sobbed y'all. I just sobbed and sobbed because it wasn't about the money. It wasn't, I didn't, I didn't need that. Right. For me, it was like women matter.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

I mean, I feel lucky that in this lifetime, honestly, I can't believe it happens sometimes I pinch myself. Like it makes me want to cry. Like when we, when we sold hill sunshine, I just sobbed y'all. I just sobbed and sobbed because it wasn't about the money. It wasn't, I didn't, I didn't need that. Right. For me, it was like women matter.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And women's stories matter. And that's my life mission, right? It's not about me needing an award or a thing. I mean, they're all very nice. I really appreciate them. But what my life work is, when my life purpose lined up with my work and suddenly I was doing this work that changed other women's lives and I got calls. that were like, I could afford a house for the first time in my life.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And women's stories matter. And that's my life mission, right? It's not about me needing an award or a thing. I mean, they're all very nice. I really appreciate them. But what my life work is, when my life purpose lined up with my work and suddenly I was doing this work that changed other women's lives and I got calls. that were like, I could afford a house for the first time in my life.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And women's stories matter. And that's my life mission, right? It's not about me needing an award or a thing. I mean, they're all very nice. I really appreciate them. But what my life work is, when my life purpose lined up with my work and suddenly I was doing this work that changed other women's lives and I got calls. that were like, I could afford a house for the first time in my life.

We Can Do Hard Things
Reese Witherspoon on Friendship: What, Like It’s Hard? (Best Of)

And my, my kids going to college, I have economic stability because you picked my book club book. That's the stuff y'all where I pinch myself. And I think I am so lucky on this earth to be able to take what I was given and then just move it over there. Right.