Reese Witherspoon quotes

“Well I always wanted to be Dolly Parton when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with her.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I love to sing around the house and in the car, but my daughter hates it.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“Do I need men? I don't think it's about needing men. It's about love.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I spent a lot of my 20s just trying to make other people happy, rather than trying to figure out if doing that made me happy.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I would love to have more kids. Kids are the best part of my day. I don't wake up to make movies. I wake up to hang out with my family.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I'm just chatty. But I do express my opinion.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“That said, I'd love to do a musical, either in film or on stage.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I'm missing something important at my daughter's school which makes me feel sick inside. It's a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I really wanted to be a Broadway kid.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“It's hard having kids. It's hard having a job. It's hard having a relationship - for anybody.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“Lord knows, every day is not a success, every year is not a success. You have to celebrate the good.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I have to admit I was dismayed when I found out 'type A' refers to a category of risk for heart disease - I thought it was just a nickname my mom gave me!”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had such satisfaction afterward, and I thought, That's what I want to do.”

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“But listen, I'm 29-years-old, I'm really lucky to be there and whatever happens I've been really blessed already. I have plenty of awards for this movie and if this was it for me I'd be really content.”

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“I think it's really interesting to play a woman who can articulate that she isn't ready to have a family and isn't even sure if she wants a family. I have a lot of friends like that. But obviously, that's not me.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“I think, like every working parent, I sometimes feel that there are not enough hours in the day. But overall, I'm very fortunate that my job has a lot of flexibility. I spend a lot of time with the kids, just around the house.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“It's fun to do a comedy and hook people in and then hoodwink them into watching a serious movie. I like to lead in with the comedy and then hit them over the head with a drama.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“My ex-husband is very involved in raising our beautiful children. We're very lucky because we both grew up in working families in middle America. We're on the same page that way.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“My whole drive to be an actor was finding roles that I really believed represent modern women, the struggles that we deal with. Women who are strong and capable and in control of their own lives.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular, embarrassing old mom.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“Ryan and I didn't grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We'll just try to keep their feet on the ground and raise them with the values we were raised with.”

— Reese Witherspoon

“Somebody close to me once said, 'Oh, no man will ever accept your children.' And I just thought it was the most horrifying thing someone has ever said to me in my entire life. I was determined to find somebody who would make that not true.”

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“Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me.”

— Reese Witherspoon