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Reese Witherspoon

👤 Speaker
365 total appearances

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

I just know from copious amounts of reading and understanding and analyzing the business. I don't think I felt empowered until I met my husband and he said, And I was so frustrated about women not having better parts and better scripts. And he's like, babe, you read more than anybody I know. Literally, you tear through books. Why don't you just buy some of them and start developing them?

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

I just know from copious amounts of reading and understanding and analyzing the business. I don't think I felt empowered until I met my husband and he said, And I was so frustrated about women not having better parts and better scripts. And he's like, babe, you read more than anybody I know. Literally, you tear through books. Why don't you just buy some of them and start developing them?

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

I just know from copious amounts of reading and understanding and analyzing the business. I don't think I felt empowered until I met my husband and he said, And I was so frustrated about women not having better parts and better scripts. And he's like, babe, you read more than anybody I know. Literally, you tear through books. Why don't you just buy some of them and start developing them?

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

And I was like, I guess I can. And I said, should I do it with a studio? It's like, no, self fund yourself. Like he just gave me incredible amounts of support, but also business acumen. Half the time I say stuff that he says, I'm sure everybody's annoyed with me. We do that too.

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

And I was like, I guess I can. And I said, should I do it with a studio? It's like, no, self fund yourself. Like he just gave me incredible amounts of support, but also business acumen. Half the time I say stuff that he says, I'm sure everybody's annoyed with me. We do that too.

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

And I was like, I guess I can. And I said, should I do it with a studio? It's like, no, self fund yourself. Like he just gave me incredible amounts of support, but also business acumen. Half the time I say stuff that he says, I'm sure everybody's annoyed with me. We do that too.

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

But I can see it between y'all too. I mean, even when I, Abby, the Wolfpack speech, I was like, oh, stuff in there feels like Glennon. But then that's so Abby. And I love that speech. The metaphors in it are so beautiful. And I think great partnership is about what you pull from each other, what you love about your person, what they see in you, you don't see in yourself.

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

But I can see it between y'all too. I mean, even when I, Abby, the Wolfpack speech, I was like, oh, stuff in there feels like Glennon. But then that's so Abby. And I love that speech. The metaphors in it are so beautiful. And I think great partnership is about what you pull from each other, what you love about your person, what they see in you, you don't see in yourself.

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

But I can see it between y'all too. I mean, even when I, Abby, the Wolfpack speech, I was like, oh, stuff in there feels like Glennon. But then that's so Abby. And I love that speech. The metaphors in it are so beautiful. And I think great partnership is about what you pull from each other, what you love about your person, what they see in you, you don't see in yourself.

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

And I'm telling you, he is my number one fan. He's like...

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

And I'm telling you, he is my number one fan. He's like...

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

And I'm telling you, he is my number one fan. He's like...

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

Oh, the whole freaking world. No, I haven't really told anybody that, but I made a pact with myself not to film anything for nine months. And that's really hard for me. And I know that sounds like, Oh, nine months. Like that's really hard for me. I have a very busy brain. I like to have that sense of accomplishment. I like to be on set.

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

Oh, the whole freaking world. No, I haven't really told anybody that, but I made a pact with myself not to film anything for nine months. And that's really hard for me. And I know that sounds like, Oh, nine months. Like that's really hard for me. I have a very busy brain. I like to have that sense of accomplishment. I like to be on set.

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

Oh, the whole freaking world. No, I haven't really told anybody that, but I made a pact with myself not to film anything for nine months. And that's really hard for me. And I know that sounds like, Oh, nine months. Like that's really hard for me. I have a very busy brain. I like to have that sense of accomplishment. I like to be on set.

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

My girlfriend goes, I really like it when you're not doing acting and filming. And I was like, But I love it. She was like, no, I know you like to do what you do. But it has been a challenge for me. But it was a challenge where I wanted to get quiet. And you can't find your next steps forward when you're racing around and making yourself busy and not giving yourself space to think about, who am I?

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

My girlfriend goes, I really like it when you're not doing acting and filming. And I was like, But I love it. She was like, no, I know you like to do what you do. But it has been a challenge for me. But it was a challenge where I wanted to get quiet. And you can't find your next steps forward when you're racing around and making yourself busy and not giving yourself space to think about, who am I?

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

My girlfriend goes, I really like it when you're not doing acting and filming. And I was like, But I love it. She was like, no, I know you like to do what you do. But it has been a challenge for me. But it was a challenge where I wanted to get quiet. And you can't find your next steps forward when you're racing around and making yourself busy and not giving yourself space to think about, who am I?

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

What do I want next? What does the next chapter of my life look like? It's huge. I feel... I have time and space to do it. And a lot of times when I feel uncomfortable, I just go to work. Yes. I gotta not do that. I gotta not do that.

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

What do I want next? What does the next chapter of my life look like? It's huge. I feel... I have time and space to do it. And a lot of times when I feel uncomfortable, I just go to work. Yes. I gotta not do that. I gotta not do that.