Reese Witherspoon
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But Abby, let me ask you this. You never get in a conversation with somebody. You have like a heated argument with somebody or a really passionate argument and you never sleek away going, God, I wish I hadn't said all that.
But Abby, let me ask you this. You never get in a conversation with somebody. You have like a heated argument with somebody or a really passionate argument and you never sleek away going, God, I wish I hadn't said all that.
Yeah, I think the reason, I think there's a million reasons why she resonates with people, right? Her drive, her ambition, her determination. you know, beyond what people thought of her. But I don't think there's a person on earth who hasn't felt underestimated.
Yeah, I think the reason, I think there's a million reasons why she resonates with people, right? Her drive, her ambition, her determination. you know, beyond what people thought of her. But I don't think there's a person on earth who hasn't felt underestimated.
Yeah, I think the reason, I think there's a million reasons why she resonates with people, right? Her drive, her ambition, her determination. you know, beyond what people thought of her. But I don't think there's a person on earth who hasn't felt underestimated.
It was really important to me as we were building that story that we have this scene with her mom and dad where her dad says, honey, you can't go to law school. That's for boring, boring, ugly people. Yeah.
It was really important to me as we were building that story that we have this scene with her mom and dad where her dad says, honey, you can't go to law school. That's for boring, boring, ugly people. Yeah.
It was really important to me as we were building that story that we have this scene with her mom and dad where her dad says, honey, you can't go to law school. That's for boring, boring, ugly people. Yeah.
And then her boyfriend dumps her and says, what are you doing here?
And then her boyfriend dumps her and says, what are you doing here?
And then her boyfriend dumps her and says, what are you doing here?
You don't belong here. Everyone has felt that need to prove yourself, to value yourself. I still think about that movie and how it kind of stands alone in a genre. Yes, it does. And it's odd. It's really odd, right? That there haven't been more films about a woman with ambition accomplishing something. Well, then I look at Tracy Flick, which is the other side of that, right? Exactly, yes.
You don't belong here. Everyone has felt that need to prove yourself, to value yourself. I still think about that movie and how it kind of stands alone in a genre. Yes, it does. And it's odd. It's really odd, right? That there haven't been more films about a woman with ambition accomplishing something. Well, then I look at Tracy Flick, which is the other side of that, right? Exactly, yes.
You don't belong here. Everyone has felt that need to prove yourself, to value yourself. I still think about that movie and how it kind of stands alone in a genre. Yes, it does. And it's odd. It's really odd, right? That there haven't been more films about a woman with ambition accomplishing something. Well, then I look at Tracy Flick, which is the other side of that, right? Exactly, yes.
And she's reviled for being ambitious, right? One is perceived as stupid and one is perceived as a shrew or overly ambitious. But it's interesting. I mean, there's a whole spectrum of female behavior that we haven't seen on film, really, because women aren't telling the stories. I don't know. I really, I love Elle Woods for what she brings to people. Can I tell you one funny story?
And she's reviled for being ambitious, right? One is perceived as stupid and one is perceived as a shrew or overly ambitious. But it's interesting. I mean, there's a whole spectrum of female behavior that we haven't seen on film, really, because women aren't telling the stories. I don't know. I really, I love Elle Woods for what she brings to people. Can I tell you one funny story?
And she's reviled for being ambitious, right? One is perceived as stupid and one is perceived as a shrew or overly ambitious. But it's interesting. I mean, there's a whole spectrum of female behavior that we haven't seen on film, really, because women aren't telling the stories. I don't know. I really, I love Elle Woods for what she brings to people. Can I tell you one funny story?
So I got, so I was... I got divorced. I was about 31 or 32. And I was in that weird state after my divorce where I was like floating, you know, like, who am I? Where am I?
So I got, so I was... I got divorced. I was about 31 or 32. And I was in that weird state after my divorce where I was like floating, you know, like, who am I? Where am I?
So I got, so I was... I got divorced. I was about 31 or 32. And I was in that weird state after my divorce where I was like floating, you know, like, who am I? Where am I?