Reese Witherspoon

“What, like it's hard?”

“If you are one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, 'Maybe I could do [fill in the blank],' don't tell it to be quiet. Give it a little room to grow, and see what happens.”

“A lot of people are scared to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.”

“You always gain by giving love.”

“I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing. But the energy of wanting things to be great is a perfectionist energy.”

“With the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything.”

“All those things that you're worried about are not important. You're going to be OK. You're going to be great. Spend less time tearing yourself apart, worrying if you're good enough. You are good enough.”

“I think it’s great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That’s the fun of life.”

“Confidence is everything in this business.”

“Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their lives. I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be.”

“Change is not a four letter word… but often your reaction to it is!”

“Run from partners who say you're 'too much.' You're not too much. You're just right.”

“Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box.”

“There's a great power in saying, 'I don't know.'”

“As an artist, I feel more strongly than ever that my job on earth is to tell the stories of the invisibles, and women have been invisible on film for a long time.”

“Life isn't a straight line. It's a series of hills and valleys.”

“The best-kept secret in Hollywood is that it's lonely at the top.”