Growing up in the South, it was very patriarchal. When I applied to Stanford, I was told by a [male] college counselor, "You're never gonna get in, don't bother. They don't want you." I said, "I'm going to try." And I got in! But I wouldn't be the woman I am if I hadn't had that conflict to overcome. It has given me an underdog feeling all my life.
Reese WitherspoonThe more respect I had for myself, and the more I took care of myself, the more I understood what I needed out of a partner.
Reese WitherspoonI didn't really understand fashion until I started going to Paris and seeing the ateliers and how hard these people work. It's art.
Reese Witherspoon