| 00:00:03 | They were spotted, you know,
sightseeing and holding hands,
looking like a couple in love.
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| 00:00:09 | She's hollywood's golden girl.
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| 00:00:12 | Psst!
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| 00:00:13 | ..
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| 00:00:15 | .
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| 00:00:16 | "
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group]
Man: And action.
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| 00:00:35 | Reese witherspoon has appeared in more than
30 films,
starting at the age of 7.
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| 00:00:41 | In the process,
she's become the highest-paid female actress
of all time.
|
| 00:00:46 | She's hit bigger paychecks
than women, you know, twice her age.
|
| 00:00:51 | And no one wants to argue the fact
that she is receiving the money that she
does,
because I think we all feel that she deserves
it.
|
| 00:00:59 | There's been a lot struggle.
|
| 00:01:01 | And I think the greatest part
of the whole longevity in my career
is that I've had a lot of experience
and I've had a lot of failure.
|
| 00:01:08 | We all know what's gone on in her personal
life.
|
| 00:01:11 | We know that she's been through it a little
bit.
|
| 00:01:13 | We know that she'staken some knocks
and that she'sstill standing.
|
| 00:01:17 | You know, sometimes I feel so overwhelmed
in so many scenarios.
|
| 00:01:20 | I'm just a little girl from tennessee.
|
| 00:01:23 | I don't know how I got here.
|
| 00:01:26 | Laura jeanne reese witherspoon was born in
new orleans
on march 22, 1976.
|
| 00:01:32 | Shortly after her birth,her family moved
to germany
because her fatherwas in the military.
|
| 00:01:39 | After reese's dad fulfilled a tour of duty
as a surgeon,
the family moved to nashville, tennessee.
|
| 00:01:46 | Reese grew up in a very well-educated household.
|
| 00:01:49 | Growing up, her father was a doctor,
her mom was a nurse.
|
| 00:01:52 | I always thought I would be a doctor
'cause I grew up around so much medical lingo,
and that was dinner talk every night.
|
| 00:02:00 | But reese was also drawn to being in the
spotlight.
|
| 00:02:06 | My earliest recollection of it
is when I was 7 years old.
|
| 00:02:09 | And my neighbor down the street,
her family owned a flower shop.
|
| 00:02:13 | And they were doing a local commercial
and they asked me to be part of a little
birthday scene.
|
| 00:02:17 | And, oh, I just thought it was
the greatest thing that ever happened,
so I asked my mom to sign me up
for acting classes.
|
| 00:02:23 | As a young girl,she knew that she wanted
to be a singeror an actress.
|
| 00:02:27 | And they said she wasalways a little dramatic,
even then.
|
| 00:02:31 | She jokes thather childhood nickname
"
I think her parentsbestowed that upon her.
|
| 00:02:39 | When she was 12,
witherspoon hooked up with a local talent
agency.
|
| 00:02:43 | Her parentswere very supportive
and brought her upto the agency,
signed her upfor workshops and classes.
|
| 00:02:49 | There are kids that come in,and definitely
you can tell
that the parents haveencouraged them to come
in
versus the kidsbringing their parents in,
and I think it wasdefinitely the case of
reese.
|
| 00:02:59 | She got the headshots.
|
| 00:03:00 | She eventually started doing a few print
ads,
local things.
|
| 00:03:05 | Then reese heard about a film being shot
locally.
|
| 00:03:09 | I was 14 and I saw an ad in the local newspaper,
"the tennessean,"
about that they were looking for extras for
a movie.
|
| 00:03:16 | And so I had my dad drive me down there
and I stood in line with 300 other people.
|
| 00:03:21 | And I finally got to the front of the line
and I said, "hi, I'm reese, and I wanna be
"
you have the right
look.
|
| 00:03:29 | "
the hometown girl impressed the director
so much
that he asked reese to audition for the lead.
|
| 00:03:36 | I think they knew immediately that she was
the one.
|
| 00:03:41 | The fresh-faced actress got the part
and made her feature debut as a tomboy
"
Reese: I got to work with this amazing director,
robert mulligan,
who had done "to kill a mockingbird,"
and he really guided me through that performance.
|
| 00:03:57 | It was just an amazing inaugural experience
for any actor.
|
| 00:04:04 | I wanna know you.
|
| 00:04:06 | You do know me.
|
| 00:04:09 | I wanna know you more.
|
| 00:04:13 | I wanna know you all I can.
|
| 00:04:15 | Witherspoon's work caught the attention
of a powerful hollywood agent.
|
| 00:04:20 | I had been givena screen test
by a friend of minewho was a casting assistant.
|
| 00:04:25 | This phenomenal young girl, like a young
jodie foster,
just popped off the screen,
and I thought, who the hell is this?
|
| 00:04:31 | Then two hollywood heavyweights called reese
in
"
Cruz: She was flying over to audition
WITH MARTIN SCORSESE AND robert DeNiro,
and a fellow passenger
was just raving about the actor and director.
|
| 00:04:45 | And reese was not nervous before,
but was nervous after hearing that,
and she blew the audition.
|
| 00:04:51 | Man: And action.
|
| 00:04:53 | Reese recovered quickly and booked a tv movie,
"
well, I met reesewhen she was 15,
and I was doinga tv movie
about a cancer patient.
|
| 00:05:04 | She finds out she has leukemia,
and it's just kinda how she deals with it.
|
| 00:05:09 | And she really wants to hold the family
together and everything.
|
| 00:05:12 | And the family is really torn
about whether or not her half-brother
should give her a bone marrow transplant
or not.
|
| 00:05:19 | Come on.
|
| 00:05:20 | All right!
|
| 00:05:24 | The demanding role
didn't interfere with reese's schoolwork.
|
| 00:05:28 | The tutor comes with us,
and we have to get like three hours of school
a day
and everything.
|
| 00:05:33 | It's tough. you don't even know.
|
| 00:05:36 | It's tough but, you know, we're getting it
done.
|
| 00:05:39 | We really got our stuff together.
|
| 00:05:41 | Reese is an academic, you know.
|
| 00:05:42 | And I think even at 15, she was somebody
who could do 24 hours worth of work
in about 18 hours.
|
| 00:05:49 | It's unbelievable,
but, you know, I really do get it done.
|
| 00:05:53 | It's tough.
|
| 00:05:53 | I'm in a college prep school,
so it's like chemistry and algebra.
|
| 00:05:57 | I'm gonna try and graduate next year.
|
| 00:06:00 | For the moment, the 16-year-old
was able to balance acting and homework.
|
| 00:06:05 | But hollywood kept calling.
|
| 00:06:08 | And even while we were shooting
our little tv movie,
she was having lunch with steven spielberg
and going off to these meetings.
|
| 00:06:13 | You knew then she was on her way to something
else.
|
| 00:06:15 | She was incredibly precocious,
incredibly bright, and you knew then.
|
| 00:06:20 | You knew there was this spark
that she just was going to
kick ass and take names.
|
| 00:06:28 | Coming up,prom night.
|
| 00:06:30 | And he wentand he grabbed
my corsage boxwith my corsage in it,
and vomited into it.
|
| 00:08:58 | van't
history
him.
|
| 00:08:59 | my job is to give him everything
he needs to succeed.
|
| 00:09:00 | Mom: that's why I go to walmart.
|
| 00:09:03 | find all the brands those other stores
have
but for low walmart prices.
|
| 00:09:06 | Vo: like dell, hp and toshiba.
|
| 00:09:08 | Save money. live better.walmart.
|
| 00:09:29 | At 17, reese witherspoon was an acting veteran,
but that didn't exclude her
from regular high school activities.
|
| 00:09:38 | It was my junior prom
and I was all dressed up, just decked out.
|
| 00:09:42 | Well, all of a sudden, my date said,
"
"
"
[ laughs ]
and he went and he grabbed
my corsage box with my corsage in it
and vomited into it.
|
| 00:09:58 | Closed the box, threw it out the window.
|
| 00:10:01 | That was my junior prom.
|
| 00:10:05 | Luckily, reese's dating pool extended beyond
nashville.
|
| 00:10:09 | She was linked to actors
jeremy sisto and chris o'donnell.
|
| 00:10:13 | And witherspoon continued to work in hollywood.
|
| 00:10:16 | In 1994, she was cast opposite stephen dorff
"
there's no real messagein the movie.
|
| 00:10:26 | What is "s.f.w."?
|
| 00:10:26 | What does"so [bleep] what" mean?
|
| 00:10:28 | But reese thought the film did take a stand.
|
| 00:10:30 | " isn't as much about media
exploitation
as it is about children and their role models.
|
| 00:10:37 | The movie sends out a message that, you know,
we gotta start picking better role models.
|
| 00:10:42 | The movie's low budget gave reese the freedom
to take risks.
|
| 00:10:47 | You get to voice a lot more opinions
and it doesn't have to go through
1,000 different studio heads
before you can actually say something
or say this line.
|
| 00:10:55 | You can just sorta try a lot of different
things.
|
| 00:10:58 | That same year,
witherspoon graduated from high school as
a junior
and went straight to stanford to study english
lit.
|
| 00:11:05 | I live in the dorms. I hang out with everyone.
|
| 00:11:08 | You know, and I go to all the parties
and everybody is just very nonchalant about
it all.
|
| 00:11:13 | They've seen me in my sweats and on my bicycle,
and it's just no big deal.
|
| 00:11:18 | They call and they're like,
"oh, reese, oliver stone is on the phone.
|
| 00:11:21 | "
I'm like, okay.
|
| 00:11:24 | The oscar-winning director was producing
a controversial movie called "freeway"
and wanted reese to play a tough-talking
teenager.
|
| 00:11:32 | I was just like, yeah, what do you want?
|
| 00:11:34 | I'll do the
movie.
|
| 00:11:35 | If you don't want me to do the movie,
I'm gone, all right?
|
| 00:11:38 | I've got other things to do.
|
| 00:11:39 | And that's the character.
|
| 00:11:41 | She lays down the law,
and I think people admire that.
|
| 00:11:45 | I thought that she was spectacular.
|
| 00:11:47 | Without a doubt, the woman to play the role.
|
| 00:11:50 | She did it.
|
| 00:11:51 | She's demure, she's small.
|
| 00:11:52 | She looks like a southern belle,
acts like one,
but out of her mouth
comes the toughest language.
|
| 00:11:57 | She doesn't flinch when she says it.
|
| 00:11:59 | She's a ballsy woman. she's hot.
|
| 00:12:03 | It was a really great chance to embody a
character with--
she just has such moxie.
|
| 00:12:10 | It wasn't long before other mainstream directors
took notice.
|
| 00:12:15 | I got a call from robert benton.
|
| 00:12:17 | He wanted me to do this film that he was
doing
called "twilight" with paul newman
and susan sarandon and gene hackman.
|
| 00:12:24 | I kinda kept track of her,and when we were
casting.
|
| 00:12:27 | And I needed an actorin this role of mel
ames,
who was able to standtoe-to-toe with paul
newman
and not get wiped offthe screen.
|
| 00:12:39 | Reese faced a tough decision.
|
| 00:12:40 | Taking the job meant she would have to go
topless in one scene.
|
| 00:12:46 | Coming from the south,
reese was brought upto be really polite
and really respectfulof both
everybody around herand of herself.
|
| 00:12:54 | So when she was asked to go topless
for the movie "twilight,"
she was still really uncomfortable doing
it.
|
| 00:12:59 | So what is it like to work with paul, gene,
and susan?
|
| 00:13:02 | It was great. it was great.
|
| 00:13:04 | They were so kind to me
and understanding of everything I was going
through,
and how nervous I would be.
|
| 00:13:09 | The risk paid off, and the 20-year-old
earned the respect of her co-workers.
|
| 00:13:14 | We were shooting the last scene in the picture,
and it is a quiet scene
between reese and paul newman.
|
| 00:13:21 | And she was so simple in her work,
so effortless in her work and so present
in her work
that it was thrilling to watch.
|
| 00:13:36 | If you're sharing a two-shot with paul newman
and you can hold your own, then you have
a gift.
|
| 00:13:44 | I mean, an amazing gift.
|
| 00:13:45 | I just feel privileged to be in their company,
you know?
|
| 00:13:49 | It's great experience.
|
| 00:13:51 | Coming up,reese throws down.
|
| 00:13:53 | And I looked at himand I got so angry,
and I just hauled offand hit him.
|
| 00:16:41 | At 19, reese witherspoon
was a top student at stanford university.
|
| 00:16:45 | But after a few choice movie jobs,
the young actress had a big decision to make.
|
| 00:16:51 | I went to stanford for a year, and I had
a good time.
|
| 00:16:56 | I had a lot of fun.
|
| 00:16:58 | I just felt like I was more challenged
by looking for directors that could challenge
me,
and working with actors I was really inspired
by.
|
| 00:17:06 | So I decided to stop out temporarily out
of stanford
and go work,
and then I just got on a roll
doing a bunch of things that really excited
me.
|
| 00:17:16 | In 1997, witherspoon moved to l.a.
|
| 00:17:19 | And read for the lead role ina movie called
"
she blew me away in the audition.
|
| 00:17:25 | She has this incrediblelife force in her,
packed intoa very tiny body.
|
| 00:17:30 | You know, I mean, I call her mighty mite,
which is sort of what she is.
|
| 00:17:34 | I cast her immediately.
|
| 00:17:36 | Reese played a modern teen
trapped ina "leave it to beaver" society.
|
| 00:17:39 | Her character goes through a wonderful long
arc,
and in order to do that, I think you need
an actor
that has a tremendous amount of depth
in order to be able to find that.
|
| 00:17:48 | And there were a lot of colors
that reese brought to that part.
|
| 00:17:52 | It was interesting.
|
| 00:17:52 | My character is very superficial
and very surface,
and also very defined by her sexuality.
|
| 00:17:57 | AND, OF COURSE, IN '50s TELEVISION,
There is no sex.
|
| 00:18:00 | There's no such thing.
|
| 00:18:00 | So it's a bit of a trial for my character,
but she survives and ultimately finds out
that she's not very sexual in the first place.
|
| 00:18:08 | There's a weight and a seriousness
to the performance that she gives,
and there's also a wonderful kind of natural
lightness
and a comedic gift.
|
| 00:18:15 | And it's rare to find those things in one
person,
and reese has all that.
|
| 00:18:19 | And there aren't many people who do.
|
| 00:18:22 | This business is very exciting.
|
| 00:18:24 | And, you know, it can be very encouraging.
|
| 00:18:27 | When you get a great job like this,
it just restores your faith in the business.
|
| 00:18:31 | There's no way you look at
reese witherspoon when she's 20 years old
without realizing she's gonna have an enormous
career.
|
| 00:18:38 | Witherspoon was coming of age and had plenty
to celebrate.
|
| 00:18:42 | In march of 1997,
she hosted a bash at the opium den in hollywood
where she met up-and-coming actor ryan phillippe.
|
| 00:18:51 | A mutual friend introduced us
at my birthday party when I turned 21.
|
| 00:18:57 | Ryan was just sort oftagging along with a
friend.
|
| 00:19:01 | He wasn't supposed to be there,
but he just kinda wanted to hang out for
the free beer.
|
| 00:19:06 | And they met and hit it off.
|
| 00:19:08 | And actually, the next day, ryan was supposed
to leave
to go to north carolina to start filming
"
we talked on the phone and communicated through
letters,
and sent each other books and things like
that.
|
| 00:19:20 | So we had a really nice sort of courting
period
where we really got to know who each other
were, you know.
|
| 00:19:26 | By the time ryan returned to los angeles,
he and reese were officially an item.
|
| 00:19:32 | Reese and ryanwere like teenagers.
|
| 00:19:35 | Totally in love, all over each other,
making goo-goo eyes at each other.
|
| 00:19:40 | When ryan was cast as a sex-obsessed teenager
in "cruel intentions,"
he suggested reese play the part
of the virginal ingenue.
|
| 00:19:49 | It was amazing.
|
| 00:19:49 | You know,i think we were lucky
to have her playthis part.
|
| 00:19:52 | I was really happy to do
the "i love you" scenes with her
because I love her.
|
| 00:19:55 | Tensions peaked when ryan and reese filmed
their breakup scene.
|
| 00:20:00 | Our lines were so horrible towards each other,
especially his towards me.
|
| 00:20:04 | I thought I was in love with you,
but it was just a lie.
|
| 00:20:10 | I wanted it to work,
but unfortunately, I feel nothing.
|
| 00:20:13 | It's so horrible to have those things said
to you.
|
| 00:20:15 | You know, like "i never loved you,"
"
I got so caught up in the emotion of that
betrayal
that in the middle of one take,
I was sobbing so hard that I just--
and I looked at him and I got so angry
and I just hauled off and hit him.
|
| 00:20:29 | And I couldn't believe I did it.
|
| 00:20:30 | And I don't think anybody else could believe
I did it
'cause it wasn't in the script.
|
| 00:20:34 | She punched me,
"
from that point on,
she had to match her slap to the face.
|
| 00:20:41 | It was not quite a slap.
|
| 00:20:42 | It was more a closed fist than a slap.
|
| 00:20:44 | It really hurt after a couple hours.
|
| 00:20:48 | I hit him really hard,
and he couldn't hear for a while.
|
| 00:20:52 | Phillippe: I really worked myself up that
day,
to the point where I got sick,
I vomited.
|
| 00:20:56 | Because it was heavy just seeing her cry,
making her cry.
|
| 00:20:59 | That was probably the hardest scene
I've had to do as an actor.
|
| 00:21:03 | But, you know,
there's a reward that comes with that, too,
because I had wanted to work with her.
|
| 00:21:07 | And I'd always admired him as an actor,
so it was kind of a great thing
getting to sort of share that
professional experience together.
|
| 00:21:15 | Soon after the movie wrapped, the couple
moved in together.
|
| 00:21:19 | And in december 1998, ryan proposed to reese
during a quick getaway to south carolina.
|
| 00:21:26 | Reporter: So how are the wedding plans?
|
| 00:21:28 | They're coming along quite nicely.
|
| 00:21:30 | You're like my mother.
|
| 00:21:32 | While promoting "cruel intentions,"
the pair publicly announced their engagement
and even bigger news--
they were expecting a child.
|
| 00:21:41 | We were very shocked.
|
| 00:21:42 | We were. we were surprised.
|
| 00:21:43 | We were surprised but pleasantly so.
|
| 00:21:45 | And I think more than anything,
overwhelmed with the feeling of love for
each other.
|
| 00:21:50 | To put all my energy and everything that
I've learned
in the short period of time I've been on
the earth
and give it to someone else and sort of sculpt
them,
it's a thrilling idea.
|
| 00:21:58 | The fact that I get to do it with her--
I don't know, things are great.
|
| 00:22:03 | At the premiere,
friends and family saluted the couple,
including fellow actor jake gyllenhaal.
|
| 00:22:09 | I'm actually herejust to see--
I'm a good friend of ryan's
and my familyis a good friend of his.
|
| 00:22:13 | I think it's wonderful.
|
| 00:22:14 | I think when two people fall in love, you
know,
it's unexplainable to everybody else,
but it's a whirlwind of, you know, emotions.
|
| 00:22:23 | And if they decide
to create another human being from that,
then I'm all for it.
|
| 00:22:28 | And I think it's wonderful.
|
| 00:22:30 | Coming up,pretty in pink.
|
| 00:22:32 | Her manager and ihad to talk her into it
'cause she thought,oh, my god,
I could fallflat on my face.
|
| 00:24:15 | ..
|
| 00:24:18 | ..
|
| 00:24:20 | ..
|
| 00:24:22 | And memories.
|
| 00:24:24 | All for under $2 a serving.
|
| 00:24:26 | Stouffer's.let's fix dinner.
|
| 00:25:21 | I told you.
|
| 00:25:22 | You're gonna pay for my poster!
|
| 00:25:24 | All right, okay. easy now.
|
| 00:25:25 | Quit while you're ahead,
will you, tracy?
|
| 00:25:27 | Just run along.
|
| 00:25:28 | In the 1999 dark comedy "election,"
reese witherspoon played an ambitious high
school senior.
|
| 00:25:35 | Who put you up to this?
|
| 00:25:36 | I mean, how manybeautiful actresses are there
that are that smart,
that can do comedyand do it well?
|
| 00:25:41 | When you cast your vote next week
for tracy flick,
you won't just be voting for me.
|
| 00:25:46 | You'll be voting for yourself.
|
| 00:25:48 | I think the first time
I was really awareof reese witherspoon's
work
"
and I was utterly dazzled by her.
|
| 00:25:59 | I thought it's about as good as it gets
in my business.
|
| 00:26:03 | I think certain older people like you and
your colleague
shouldn't be leching after their students,
especially when some of them
can't even get their own wives pregnant.
|
| 00:26:12 | And they certainly shouldn't be making
slanderous accusations,
especially when certain young, naive people's
mothers
are paralegal secretaries at the city's biggest
law firm
and have won many successful lawsuits.
|
| 00:26:23 | And if you wanna keep questioning me like
this,
I won't continue without my attorney present.
|
| 00:26:28 | While other actresses aredoing sort of cutesy
things
or wanting to amp up theirsex appeal at that
point,
she kinda plays this frumpy, goody-goody,
unlikable character.
|
| 00:26:38 | And it's very daring but really, really smart.
|
| 00:26:41 | Really smart.
|
| 00:26:42 | Because it broadens her range
and shows that she can work
essentially as a character actress.
|
| 00:26:47 | I was blown away by reese.
|
| 00:26:48 | She totally cracked me up as tracy flick.
|
| 00:26:52 | I thought she was amazing.
|
| 00:26:54 | But when the movie opened in may 1999,
people seemed most interested in reese's
growing belly.
|
| 00:27:00 | The 23-year-old actress was six months pregnant.
|
| 00:27:04 | I feel like this is belly watch '99.
|
| 00:27:06 | Everybody's like, oh, it's bigger!
|
| 00:27:08 | You could've worn a muumuu.
|
| 00:27:10 | I could've worn a muumuu
and you would've loved me still.
|
| 00:27:13 | A few weeks later,
reese witherspoon and ryan phillippe
formalized their relationship.
|
| 00:27:18 | Reese: We got married in charleston, south
carolina,
and it was just really pretty.
|
| 00:27:23 | It was outside.
|
| 00:27:24 | My girlfriend judianna makovsky,
who did the "pleasantville" costumes,
helped me make a dress.
|
| 00:27:29 | And I was pregnant,
so she really like helped me make it look
pretty.
|
| 00:27:34 | My dad gave me away and the sun was setting.
|
| 00:27:37 | And my grandma was there and my whole family
was there.
|
| 00:27:40 | It was very nice.
|
| 00:27:42 | Then on september 9, 1999,
the newlyweds welcomed a baby girl--
ava elizabeth phillippe,named after ryan's
grandmother.
|
| 00:27:52 | She was just a miniature little reese.
|
| 00:27:55 | Soon after ava's arrival,
reese experienced another first--
a golden globe nomination.
|
| 00:28:01 | She didn't win the award, but she had other
priorities.
|
| 00:28:06 | It's been a busy year.
|
| 00:28:07 | But definitely, the baby has been the most
important
and unbelievably life-changing thing,
and she's so wonderful.
|
| 00:28:12 | The couple wanted to spend as much time with
ava as possible.
|
| 00:28:17 | My husband just finished a movie, ryan,
and we're just sort of going one by one.
|
| 00:28:22 | You know, he does a movie, then I do a movie,
and so one of us is always with her, yeah.
|
| 00:28:27 | Reese has become anamazing mother and wife.
|
| 00:28:29 | And it's a good timeright now, definitely.
|
| 00:28:33 | By 2001,
reese was ready to take on another demanding
role.
|
| 00:28:37 | Producer marc platt offered her the lead
"
Platt: I saw the film "election"
in which reese played a character
by the name of tracy flick.
|
| 00:28:48 | And I thought thatit was such an extreme,
heightened comediccharacter,
and yet a character whose emotional truth
was so real and committed.
|
| 00:28:59 | And I thought, upon seeing that film,
that that was the only actress
that I wanted to play the elle woods character.
|
| 00:29:07 | But witherspoon wasn't sure the flighty blonde
would be a smart career choice.
|
| 00:29:13 | That was a role she was absolutely terrified
about.
|
| 00:29:16 | Didn't wanna do it.
|
| 00:29:16 | Her manager and ihad to talk her into it
'cause she thought,oh, my god,
I could fallflat on my face.
|
| 00:29:21 | Once she signed on, reese nailed the part.
|
| 00:29:24 | Two weeks ago,
I saw cameron diaz at fred segal
and I talked her out of buying
this truly heinous angora sweater.
|
| 00:29:29 | Whoever said orange was the new pink
was seriously disturbed.
|
| 00:29:33 | It was really exciting,
and I totally took on the challenge
and threw myself 100% into it.
|
| 00:29:38 | Platt: She knew where to find the comedy
in the character.
|
| 00:29:41 | She knew where to find the emotion in the
character,
the vulnerability in the character,
and that was apparent to me from our very
first meeting.
|
| 00:29:50 | Just because I'm not a vanderbilt,
suddenly I'm white trash?
|
| 00:29:53 | I grew up in bel-air, warner,
across the street from aaron spelling.
|
| 00:29:56 | I think most people would agree
that's a lot better
than some stinky old vanderbilt.
|
| 00:30:00 | She made the most vapid,you know, self-assured,
overconfident a little bit,
seemingly dumb character lovable,
and also surprised us.
|
| 00:30:11 | 'Cause guess what? the character's smart.
|
| 00:30:13 | Due to the fact that you've retained this
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miss bonafonte is entitled
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|
| 00:30:22 | I think there's a partof reese
that's really humble,
and she was able to show all of the flaws
and insecurities of a character
while still being very inspirational.
|
| 00:30:36 | You guys are so sweet!
|
| 00:30:39 | On july 13, 2001, moviegoers packed theaters
for the opening of "legally blonde,"
which earned reese her second
golden globe nomination.
|
| 00:30:49 | Although she didn't win,
the movie made over $100 million.
|
| 00:30:54 | We were, of course, delighted from the moment
the theaters opened on friday morning.
|
| 00:30:59 | I remembergetting a phone call
saturday morning
from the studio.
|
| 00:31:04 | They predicted over a $20 million opening,
which was huge,
especially for an actress like reese
who was carrying a movie on her own.
|
| 00:31:11 | I got her on her cell phone and I said,
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| 00:34:16 | In the spring of 2001,
director andy tennant was looking for an
a-list actress
to star in the romantic comedy "sweet home
"
reese witherspoon wasn't being considered,
but the two old friends met for lunch anyway.
|
| 00:34:31 | "
"
and she's like,"yeah, I don't really know
what I'm gonna do.
|
| 00:34:36 | "I've got this movie coming out.
|
| 00:34:37 | "
"
and she says, "oh, it's this thing called
'"
that july, "legally blonde"
made more than $20 million on its opening
weekend.
|
| 00:34:50 | And then monday morning,
nina jacobson, who was the head of disney,
called me up and said, "so how do you feel
"
and I was like, "well, I've known her for
ten years.
|
| 00:34:59 | "
and it was like, "well, we'd like to offer
"
in "legally blonde,"
she proved she could open a movie.
|
| 00:35:06 | And you know how hollywood is.
|
| 00:35:07 | Hollywood is a heat-seeking missile.
|
| 00:35:09 | And so for in that particular moment in time,
it all just kind of lined up.
|
| 00:35:14 | I was sort of attracted to the role
'cause it mirrored a lot of the same things
I was going through in my own life,
which is, you know, coming from a small town
and moving to the big city and trying to
make it.
|
| 00:35:23 | And, you know, having your personality change,
and whether or not it should.
|
| 00:35:28 | And also, people's reactions to you
when you go back home.
|
| 00:35:31 | ON SEPTEMBER 11th, THE PRODUCTION
Was scheduled to scout locations in new york
city.
|
| 00:35:36 | When terrorists attacked the world trade
center,
everything was put on hold.
|
| 00:35:41 | Obviously, people thought that the world
was over,
and certainly a movie was not gonna happen.
|
| 00:35:46 | And that's when mayor giuliani was like,
"
and to prove it,
I think maybe four days after the attacks,
we were given film permits
to shoot anywhere we wanted in new york city.
|
| 00:35:59 | We all felt incredibly grateful
to be in the business working,
and trying to tell a story that was about,
you know,
people and falling in love
and giving somebody some laughter.
|
| 00:36:11 | Man: And action.
|
| 00:36:13 | Mr. buford, he signed the papers.
|
| 00:36:14 | What are you doing here?
|
| 00:36:15 | He did, you didn't.
|
| 00:36:19 | You mean I'm still married?
|
| 00:36:20 | Only if you wanna be.
|
| 00:36:22 | Does anybody have a pen?
|
| 00:36:24 | Lord have mercy.
|
| 00:36:25 | Reese was extraordinaryin it.
|
| 00:36:26 | "Sweet home alabama" was a hit
and scored witherspoon's reputation
as one of hollywood's leading actresses.
|
| 00:36:34 | At 24 years old,
she started her own production company,
named type a films.
|
| 00:36:39 | Ross: It's tremendously appropriate.
|
| 00:36:40 | I mean, reese is an overachiever,
and we're all lucky for that.
|
| 00:36:43 | Ese is not justsomebody who's,
you know,gonna sit back
and just wait for partsto come to her.
|
| 00:36:47 | The title ofthe production company definitely
fits.
|
| 00:36:53 | It suits reese.
|
| 00:36:55 | She's a force to be reckoned with,
definitely.
|
| 00:36:59 | Professionally,
reese's career couldn't have been brighter.
|
| 00:37:02 | But stories about her and ryan
were constantly in the tabloids.
|
| 00:37:07 | I don't read that stuff.
|
| 00:37:09 | It, you know,
the dog pees on it the next day.
|
| 00:37:13 | I can see why people are interested.
|
| 00:37:15 | It's the human drama.
|
| 00:37:16 | It's like, I watch those reality tv shows
and I'm fascinated with people's personalities.
|
| 00:37:21 | But, you know, it's nice to come home
and know what's real.
|
| 00:37:26 | And we don't really pay a lot of attention
to it
'cause it just doesn't matter.
|
| 00:37:30 | That november, type a films launched "legally
"
witherspoon reprisedher role as elle woods
while also serving as executive producer.
|
| 00:37:41 | Because I got to work really closely
with the screenwriter on the script
and put a lot of my own ideas into it.
|
| 00:37:46 | And, you know, I thought it was really important,
if I was gonna do a sequel of this movie,
to make it very socially responsible.
|
| 00:37:52 | So I think we did a good job doing that.
|
| 00:37:54 | This is a person whois working on a project
50 days,75 outfits,
probably75 hair changes,
hours and hoursin hair and makeup.
|
| 00:38:03 | 00 in the morning
after nursing her child all night long.
|
| 00:38:06 | So she manages to handle a lot
and still stay focused,
and that's some-- that's dedication.
|
| 00:38:14 | She is a multitaskerlike no other,
and she's not willing to letone area of her
life suffer
as a result of successin another area of
her life.
|
| 00:38:24 | And that's who she is.
|
| 00:38:26 | In may 2003,
witherspoon announced that she and ryan
were expecting their second child.
|
| 00:38:33 | Reporter: So when are you due?
|
| 00:38:34 | In the fall.
|
| 00:38:35 | I'm working right now
and just sorta getting all the work out of
the way
so I can take a little break.
|
| 00:38:39 | I don't wanna miss the baby
you know, just being a little baby,
'cause they're so cute and smooshy.
|
| 00:38:44 | That summer,
reese flew to london to shoot the movie "vanity
"
well, I found out I was pregnant
right before we went to start shooting,
so I had to call up mira.
|
| 00:38:52 | And we sort of incorporated it into the script,
so it actually ended up working out really
well.
|
| 00:38:56 | Nair: Despite her pregnancy,
there was not a day that she didn't do
anything that I asked her to do.
|
| 00:39:01 | Which was like,in this movie,
you know, ride elephants,
jump on topof wet carriages,
pull her trunk through mud.
|
| 00:39:10 | It's a very athletic performance.
|
| 00:39:12 | Reese wrapped "vanity fair" just in time.
|
| 00:39:16 | In october 2003,
she gave birth to her second child, deacon
phillippe.
|
| 00:39:21 | She takes real pridein her kids,
and they are trulyher number-one priority.
|
| 00:39:26 | There are special challengesto being a good
mom
and being in the spotlight.
|
| 00:39:31 | That's not the easiest thingin the world
to do.
|
| 00:39:37 | Coming up,cashing in.
|
| 00:39:39 | They called me likesix months later and said,
"oh, by the way,we want you to sing,"
and I freaked out.
|
| 00:42:29 | In the fall of 2005,
production began on "walk the line,"
the much-anticipated lovestory
between country music legends johnny and
june cash.
|
| 00:42:39 | Casting was key.
|
| 00:42:43 | One of the big concernsto john and june
was who was gonna play them.
|
| 00:42:49 | Because they knew that if you got
the wrong person playing the part,
you're gonna send the wrong message
to the world about who you were.
|
| 00:42:56 | Now, when reese witherspoon's name came up,
"
I mean, there was never a second thought
about it.
|
| 00:43:06 | So there was only one june, and that was
reese.
|
| 00:43:14 | Obviously, I'm a girl from the south,
and I was so excited when jim came and asked
me
to play june carter cash.
|
| 00:43:21 | I mean, if you're a girl from nashville,
basically,
someone asks you to play a country music
singer,
"
the demanding role called for more than just
great acting.
|
| 00:43:33 | When I signed on to do the movie,
they called me like six months later and
said,
"oh, by the way, we want you to sing,"
and I freaked out.
|
| 00:43:41 | I was like, you gotta be kidding me.
|
| 00:43:42 | There's so many better singers in the world
than me.
|
| 00:43:45 | Reese and joaquin,
even beforewe started filming,
they had put inthree and a half months of
preparation,
studying music and working on their vocals
and working with instruments.
|
| 00:43:54 | And it was always part of the master plan
that prior to shooting the movie and the
acting,
that they would go through sort of a musician
boot camp.
|
| 00:44:03 | From what she said,
she was absolutely terrified.
|
| 00:44:06 | Nobody-- I would never have known that
by watching her walk on stage
and sing the songs.
|
| 00:44:11 | But she was terrified of actually going out
there
and doing it.
|
| 00:44:16 | But a little terror is a good thing for an
actor.
|
| 00:44:19 | I thought I was gonna throw up half the time.
|
| 00:44:21 | And then joaquin also helped, too.
|
| 00:44:22 | You know, he was so committed to the role.
|
| 00:44:24 | And when you watch someone
who is so dedicated to something
and they get up there and they're brave,
it makes you a little bit braver.
|
| 00:44:30 | Joaquin and reese both sing every note.
|
| 00:44:33 | Not doing an impressionof june and johnny,
but actually learninghow to channel
those two real-lifehuman beings
was quite a featin and of itself.
|
| 00:44:41 | Reese: It is incredibly intimidating, you
know,
stepping in the shoes of people
that people know so well.
|
| 00:44:48 | But, you know, I always like a challenge,
so.
|
| 00:44:50 | June would've been so proud of reese
"
you know, you just--
every movie is just a gamble.
|
| 00:44:56 | You know, it's like a roll of the dice.
|
| 00:44:57 | So you always just feel lucky
when they turn out well,
and I just, you know, feel really lucky.
|
| 00:45:02 | Reese's pitch-perfect performance
earned her a slew of honors,
including her first golden globe award.
|
| 00:45:09 | She went up to get her award,
and secretly, I wanted her to win so bad.
|
| 00:45:14 | I don't even remember,that year, who was
up.
|
| 00:45:17 | I thought, oh, one forthe little blondes.
|
| 00:45:20 | This type-a, smart little blonde.
|
| 00:45:23 | Oh, yay.
|
| 00:45:23 | And then she gets up there
and looks like a little princess,
but speaks like a college professor.
|
| 00:45:30 | I love that.
|
| 00:45:30 | She also wonthe screen actors guild statue.
|
| 00:45:34 | I feel like I'm still learning so much,
and, you know, every performance
is a new sort of learning experience.
|
| 00:45:39 | So I feel like I have so much more to accomplish.
|
| 00:45:43 | In march 2006, reese took home the biggest
award of all--
the oscar for best actress.
|
| 00:45:51 | I think it's important to follow your heart
and follow your dreams and have dreams.
|
| 00:45:54 | It's so important to believe in yourself.
|
| 00:45:56 | And I've been really, really lucky
to have such a wonderful family support me,
particularly my mother and my grandmother.
|
| 00:46:01 | I mean, really, they taught me a lot,
and a lot of characteristics
that a woman should have in life,
and how tough women are and how strong we
are.
|
| 00:46:09 | And I feel like it really helped my performance
with june
because I sort of came in with
an innate knowledge of who she was as a woman.
|
| 00:46:18 | Witherspoon had reached the absolute peak
of her career.
|
| 00:46:21 | But with stardom came round-the-clock attention
from tabloid photographers.
|
| 00:46:27 | Kung: For her daughter ava's 6th birthday,
reese actually threw her a party
at california adventure near disneyland.
|
| 00:46:33 | And at some point,she was actually accosted
by like this paparazziwho would not go away,
and eventually,he upset all the kids.
|
| 00:46:42 | Man: Smile, reese. come on, reese.
|
| 00:46:45 | Reese is not interested inshutting down the
paparazzi
or shutting down the machinethat fuels celebridom.
|
| 00:46:53 | But she's not gonna accept
her children being endangered,
and why should she?
|
| 00:46:58 | Then on october 16, 2006, reese accompanied
ryan
to the "flags of our fathers" premiere in
new york city.
|
| 00:47:07 | At the premiere of "flags of our fathers,"
ryan's movie for clint eastwood,
a lot of people commented on how the two
of them
looked really uncomfortable
when they were walking the red carpet.
|
| 00:47:33 | On october 30, 2006,
a rep for the couple issued a statement saying
reese and ryan had decided to formally separate.
|
| 00:47:41 | One week later, reese filed for divorce
and joint custody of the kids.
|
| 00:47:47 | When the press releasewent out
that they weregetting a divorce,
it was a big blowfor the people around them
and for the public as well.
|
| 00:47:52 | Everybody wanted to know what happened
to hollywood's golden couple.
|
| 00:47:56 | ..
|
| 00:47:58 | They basically traveledall over europe
and looked to bea pretty close unit.
|
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|
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| 00:51:02 | In the fall of 2006,
newly separated reese witherspoon
"
the film co-starred one of ryan phillippe's
old friends.
|
| 00:51:13 | As with any film that stars,
you know, single,attractive people,
people immediately began to speculate
that she was interested in her co-star,
jake gyllenhaal.
|
| 00:51:21 | But the actors worked separate locations.
|
| 00:51:25 | Even the "rendition"director, gavin hood,
came out and sdth there's no way
that these two couldpossibly have sparked
a romancon set
because they never evenhad a scene together.
|
| 00:51:34 | Kung: Jake did most of his filming
in morocco,
whereas reese did most of her filming
in los angeles.
|
| 00:51:39 | So the two really didn't get to interact
that much
while they were shooting primary scenes.
|
| 00:51:44 | Reese focused on work
and wasn't spotted much in public
until the following january.
|
| 00:51:49 | Reese made this stunning appearance
at the golden globes.
|
| 00:51:52 | Clearly, it was a sign to everyone
that she was back on the scene.
|
| 00:51:55 | And reese witherspoon has been that actress
that's always been very classic.
|
| 00:51:58 | But at the golden globes, she was sexier
than ever.
|
| 00:52:01 | Kung: She was wearing this gorgeous dress
by nina ricci
in this bright canary yellow.
|
| 00:52:06 | She was wearing these red strappy heels.
|
| 00:52:08 | And a lot of people also noticed
that she looked really toned.
|
| 00:52:11 | Even though she was going through so much
in her personal life,
you could never tell.
|
| 00:52:16 | She was smiling for the cameras.
|
| 00:52:17 | She was just radiant.
|
| 00:52:19 | On october 5, 2007,
reese's divorceto ryan phillippe was finalized
with the couple sharing joint custody of
their two children.
|
| 00:52:29 | Meanwhile, reese and jake crossed paths
for "rendition,"
and later appeared together at the movie's
italian premiere.
|
| 00:52:41 | Magpapian: Reese witherspoon and jake gyllenhaal
did a really good job of keeping their relationship
under wraps.
|
| 00:52:46 | Many people didn't even know that they were
dating
until they hit rome to promote their movie
"
and they were spotted, you know, sightseeing
holding hands, hugging,
and looking like a couple in love.
|
| 00:52:57 | They basically traveled all over europe
and looked to be a pretty close unit.
|
| 00:53:02 | Photographers captured reese with jake and
her children
traveling all over the globe.
|
| 00:53:07 | They were in cabo san lucas in april.
|
| 00:53:10 | They were also in london and then to paris.
|
| 00:53:13 | Kung: Reese kind of prides herself
on being a really hands-on mother,
and she clearly cares about her kids.
|
| 00:53:18 | And she's also very guarded
about her private life.
|
| 00:53:21 | So presumably,
any sort of guythat she was dating
that she would wannaintroduce to her kids,
she would have to bereally serious about.
|
| 00:53:27 | Reese also stayed focused on her charity
work.
|
| 00:53:30 | When avon came calling in 2007,
she accepted a role as the company's global
ambassador
to promote women's issues.
|
| 00:53:39 | Part of being a mother and being a woman,
I think those everyday sort of life experiences
about being a friend and being supportive
of other women
I think are things that make you feel good.
|
| 00:53:53 | And I think I'm so lucky and privileged
to have an opportunity to be able to work
with a company
that really reaches out and changes women's
lives.
|
| 00:54:05 | Then it was time to get back to work.
|
| 00:54:08 | In november 2008, the 32-year-old headlined
"
the premise of the movieis one that I would--
I'm surprisedthat we haven't seen before.
|
| 00:54:19 | It's a story about couples
that each havedivorced parents.
|
| 00:54:23 | Vince vaughn and reese witherspoon,
who play the couple,
make up a big excuse to be away at christmas.
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| 00:54:30 | They never wanna go and do christmas,
but somehow, through a series of circumstances,
they have to go and do christmas.
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| 00:54:35 | And so there's four different households
to go to.
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| 00:54:39 | I play her sister
and mary steenburgen plays our mother.
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| 00:54:43 | My favorite scene with reese
is probably the first time that she brings
vince vaughn
home to our house to kinda meet our family.
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| 00:54:53 | It was kind of hard for me to do this movie
because I love her so much,
but I constantly was having to put her down.
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| 00:55:02 | Where's cassie?
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| 00:55:03 | Oh, she's outside in the jump-jump
with the rest of the neighborhood kids.
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| 00:55:07 | There's a jump-jump?
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| 00:55:09 | Uh-huh.
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| 00:55:11 | Kate always hated the jump-jump.
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| 00:55:13 | In the fifth grade,
a bunch of kids trapped kate
inside the jump-jump,
and she-- she never got over it.
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| 00:55:18 | I got over it.
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| 00:55:19 | They tortured her for about an hour.
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| 00:55:21 | Why would they trap you in there that long?
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| 00:55:24 | ..
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| 00:55:26 | Cootie kate.
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| 00:55:27 | Courtney.
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| 00:55:29 | Who's cootie kate?
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| 00:55:30 | Mom: She didn't tell you about cootie kate?
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| 00:55:32 | Mom, I really don't think this is necessary.
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| 00:55:33 | All the kids pretended that kate had cooties
and no one talked to her.
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| 00:55:37 | If kate even touched you,
you would have to wipe it off
and spray it with disinfectant
to get out the cooties.
|
| 00:55:43 | That sounds like it could be really hurtful.
|
| 00:55:45 | How long did that go on for?
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| 00:55:46 | Not long.
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| 00:55:47 | I don't remember, but it wasn't long.
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| 00:55:48 | Seven years. k-6.
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| 00:55:50 | That was a long time ago.
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| 00:55:51 | I'm sure you don't have cooties now.
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| 00:55:53 | Test it out.
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| 00:55:54 | Ah! cooties!
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| 00:55:56 | [ Makes spraying sound ]
[ laughter ]
that was really fun to play,
but hard, too, because I like her so much.
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| 00:56:03 | Witherspoon performed double duty on the
film,
also acting as one of theproducers.
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| 00:56:09 | I really enjoy it.
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| 00:56:10 | It's nice to be on the set with people
who are just trying to have a good time
and help other people have a good time.
|
| 00:56:15 | What's so greatabout reese as a producer
is that you don'treally notice
that she's producing it.
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| 00:56:20 | She's an amazing girl.
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| 00:56:22 | She's funny and smartand generous and poised
and classy and southern.
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| 00:56:33 | My favorite kinda girl.
|
| 00:56:34 | She handles everyonewith such grace and poise,
yet she's a powerful woman.
|
| 00:56:39 | Yet she is so kind to everybody,
and being an amazing mother all at the same
time.
|
| 00:56:45 | That's an amazing example.
|
| 00:56:46 | She transitions very easily
from actor to producer, producer to actor.
|
| 00:56:51 | But reese's 8-year-old was more impressed
with her mom's co-star.
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| 00:56:55 | Oh, my gosh, my daughter loves kristen.
|
| 00:56:59 | "
and she was just like,
"
I was like, what about me?
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| 00:57:05 | She's like, "no, no, no, not like you, like
"
she came up to me like the second day and
said,
"uh, ava really, really wants to meet you.
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| 00:57:14 | "
so the next day, she brings her in,
and ava's got her "wicked" book for me to
sign.
|
| 00:57:21 | And she couldn't speak.
|
| 00:57:22 | ..
|
| 00:57:24 | she was so nice to my
kids.
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| 00:57:27 | She's going to heaven.
|
| 00:57:29 | Reese witherspoon has pulled off
one of the rarest feats in hollywood--
she's got a good relationship, a loving family,
and a career that just keeps on getting bigger.
|
| 00:57:39 | At the moment, reese is one of the most
highly paid actresses in hollywood,
and it's clear to see why.
|
| 00:57:45 | Because she works really hard,
she's really smart about her film choices,
yet she's also really dedicated to her family.
|
| 00:57:51 | So she's achieved this kind of great balance
between work and life.
|
| 00:57:55 | [ Photographers shouting ]
Chenoweth: You have this academy award winner,
amazingly gifted performer who, in between
takes,
makes sure her kids stay away
from the candy at craft services,
and she's writing thank-you notes.
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| 00:58:11 | That kinda says it all about her.
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| 00:58:13 | Ross: She's a very bright woman.
|
| 00:58:14 | She's incredibly both tenacious and energetic.
|
| 00:58:18 | It's not surprising she has her production
company.
|
| 00:58:21 | Listen, it wouldn't surprise me
if she also had a restaurant
and a, you know, wholesale supply company.
|
| 00:58:27 | It's like reese could do a million things.
|
| 00:58:31 | I think the sky's the limit.
|
| 00:58:32 | I wouldn't be surprised if she directed some
films.
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| 00:58:36 | Chenoweth: She needs to do broadway.
|
| 00:58:38 | That's one thing she hasn't done yet.
|
| 00:58:39 | So reese, get on it, missy. come to broadway.
|
| 00:58:45 | I'll be your understudy.
|
| 00:58:46 | [ Whispers ] no, I won't. no, I won't.
|
| 00:58:48 | She's just very, very kind of with it
in that wonderful way.
|
| 00:58:53 | And yet at the same time,
she has the kind of whatever that
extraordinary, quirky magic is
about a truly watchable, great actor.
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| 00:59:03 | Place: I think she had a plan for herself
from an early age.
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| 00:59:07 | So I think, you know,
she's created this incredible success,
and she deserves it.
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