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Reese Witherspoon

👤 Speaker
342 total appearances

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

If you could call for jury duty, you better show up. Because if any one of us is on trial, you want nice, thoughtful people in those juries? Yes, that's right. Because people did not understand the law. And I only knew enough about the law for being Elle Woods that I was like, no, no, no. You don't get to say guilty or innocent. You have to say if the lawyer proved it or not.

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

You don't get to say, because one of them goes, she looks guilty. No. I was like, that's not how this works.

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

You don't get to say, because one of them goes, she looks guilty. No. I was like, that's not how this works.

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

You don't get to say, because one of them goes, she looks guilty. No. I was like, that's not how this works.

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

Like it's hard? Jury duty? Yeah. Oh my gosh. Guys, I'm not even kidding how many letters I get from girls who say I went to law school because of you. Wow. In other countries. I went to this thing in Washington, D.C. and it was 200 female judges from around the world. And we were all speaking in front of them. It was so moving and emotional that I gave a speech and they were clapping so much.

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

Like it's hard? Jury duty? Yeah. Oh my gosh. Guys, I'm not even kidding how many letters I get from girls who say I went to law school because of you. Wow. In other countries. I went to this thing in Washington, D.C. and it was 200 female judges from around the world. And we were all speaking in front of them. It was so moving and emotional that I gave a speech and they were clapping so much.

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

Like it's hard? Jury duty? Yeah. Oh my gosh. Guys, I'm not even kidding how many letters I get from girls who say I went to law school because of you. Wow. In other countries. I went to this thing in Washington, D.C. and it was 200 female judges from around the world. And we were all speaking in front of them. It was so moving and emotional that I gave a speech and they were clapping so much.

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

And these girls... came over and they were from China, these 10 girls. And he said, we went to law school because of you. That's amazing. The power of media and film. That's right. Every time I get tired, I think when people say, oh, you're so busy, you're so busy. We're making up for thousands of lost stories. That's right. Years and years of our stories not being told. So good.

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

And these girls... came over and they were from China, these 10 girls. And he said, we went to law school because of you. That's amazing. The power of media and film. That's right. Every time I get tired, I think when people say, oh, you're so busy, you're so busy. We're making up for thousands of lost stories. That's right. Years and years of our stories not being told. So good.

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

And these girls... came over and they were from China, these 10 girls. And he said, we went to law school because of you. That's amazing. The power of media and film. That's right. Every time I get tired, I think when people say, oh, you're so busy, you're so busy. We're making up for thousands of lost stories. That's right. Years and years of our stories not being told. So good.

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

When I look at my friend Ava DuVernay or Mindy Kaling or Tracee Ellis Ross or Kerry Washington, and we are working our tails off just to get these stories on film because we're making it for lost time and lost stories. And I think it's going to be amazing to see what the next generation feels inspired because there's been a lot of paths cut just in this past 10 years.

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

When I look at my friend Ava DuVernay or Mindy Kaling or Tracee Ellis Ross or Kerry Washington, and we are working our tails off just to get these stories on film because we're making it for lost time and lost stories. And I think it's going to be amazing to see what the next generation feels inspired because there's been a lot of paths cut just in this past 10 years.

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

When I look at my friend Ava DuVernay or Mindy Kaling or Tracee Ellis Ross or Kerry Washington, and we are working our tails off just to get these stories on film because we're making it for lost time and lost stories. And I think it's going to be amazing to see what the next generation feels inspired because there's been a lot of paths cut just in this past 10 years.

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

It's okay. I haven't been bored in a long time. But one thing that has just given me pure joy and energy is I paint with my mom on Tuesday mornings. She has this little group of, they're 80, between 75 and 80 years old, there's five of them. And we do watercolors. And for three hours, no one looks at their phone. They literally just eat cookies, have coffee and do watercolors. And it's a delight.

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

It's okay. I haven't been bored in a long time. But one thing that has just given me pure joy and energy is I paint with my mom on Tuesday mornings. She has this little group of, they're 80, between 75 and 80 years old, there's five of them. And we do watercolors. And for three hours, no one looks at their phone. They literally just eat cookies, have coffee and do watercolors. And it's a delight.

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

It's okay. I haven't been bored in a long time. But one thing that has just given me pure joy and energy is I paint with my mom on Tuesday mornings. She has this little group of, they're 80, between 75 and 80 years old, there's five of them. And we do watercolors. And for three hours, no one looks at their phone. They literally just eat cookies, have coffee and do watercolors. And it's a delight.

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

I mean, she's the love of my life. That's what I did while that was like all about her mother being the love of her life. And my mother is just the greatest love.

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

I mean, she's the love of my life. That's what I did while that was like all about her mother being the love of her life. And my mother is just the greatest love.

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

I mean, she's the love of my life. That's what I did while that was like all about her mother being the love of her life. And my mother is just the greatest love.

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

I love you guys. Thank you for saying that. And I love you guys so much. Honestly, every time I see you, I just... just have joy bursting out of my face. Just allow me to hug you and tell you, thank you. Thank you for making me feel brave and seeing.