Reese Witherspoon spoke about her preference for working on “optimistic” projects during a panel discussion at Hello Sunshine’s first Shine Away Event on Saturday.
The 47-year-old Legally Blonde actress revealed that she’s made a conscious decision to take part in lighter projects throughout her career — because she wants to work on projects that “get girls excited about being women in this world.”
The Oscar winner, who recently became emotional while discussing her second divorce, also said she “didn’t want to be the cool kid club” of those who star in “dark, intense horror films.”
She said, “I’m not supposed to make dark, heavy, intense, heavy horror, gory, dark movies… I don’t want to be in the cool kids club,” she said.
The Walk The Line star said her fans expected her to focus on comedy projects and that she was comfortable working in light-hearted genres.
She spoke her mind: Reese Witherspoon spoke about her preference for working on ‘optimistic’ projects during a panel discussion at Hello Sunshine’s inaugural Shine Away Event on Saturday
Elle Woods: The 47-year-old Legally Blonde actress revealed that she has made a conscious decision to take part in lighter projects throughout her career – because she wants to work on projects that “get girls excited about being women in this world; she can be seen in Legally Blonde from 2001
‘People like to see me make light films. And I thought, okay. And it’s not always like that: you don’t often end up in the cool kids’ club. I don’t care,” she said.
Witherspoon concluded by speaking about what she wanted to achieve in her future as an artist.
“I want to make optimistic things that make girls excited to be a woman in this world, because being a woman in this world is a wonderful thing,” she said.
The star won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2006 for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.
The actress’s most recent role in a film was in the romantic comedy Your Place Or Mine, for which she also served as a producer.
The film revolved around a pair of close friends who developed feelings for each other after swapping homes for a week.
In addition to Witherspoon, the film’s cast included artists such as Ashton Kutcher, Jesse Williams and Tig Notaro.
Your Place Or Mine, which premiered on Netflix last February, received negative reviews from critics and has a 30% rating on Netflix. Rotten tomatoes.
The actress will also lead the cast of the upcoming comedy You’re Cordially Invitationd.
No worries: The Legally Blonde star went on to talk about how her fans had come to expect her to focus on comedy projects and stated that she had become comfortable working in light-hearted genres
Wow: The star won the 2006 Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk The Line (seen with Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash)
On the big screen: The actress’s most recent role in a film was in the romantic comedy Your Place Or Mine, for which she also served as a producer
The film is about a father who discovers that the venue for his daughter’s wedding has been double booked for another bride.
Witherspoon will star in the feature film alongside the likes of Will Ferrell, Geraldine Viswanathan and Celia Weston.
You’re Cordially Invitationd will premiere on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service at an unspecified date in the future.