And you know, life is a constant learning experience. I learn so much with my kids. I read tons of books and study what they're studying.
Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart.
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.
But one summer I begged my mother to send me to a camp in upstate New Work where they did singing, dancing and acting. At the end of the camp they evaluate you and basically tell you whether or not you've got a shot at making it. I was told completely, without exception, I should never sing again.
But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear.
Confidence is everything in this business.
Even people that know Johnny Cash's music really well and know that he was married don't really know that much about June Carter. So finding out about her really helped to inform my performance and to bring her to the front in a way that she has never been before.
For our first date, I made Ryan Hamburger Helper, which is basically what I grew up on. I make my own version of it now, with macaroni and cheese and hamburger meat. And the kids - it's their favorite dinner.
I cook a lot, almost every night.
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.
I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real.
I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything.
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.
I have to turn down roles I really want to do because I can't travel. But that's okay, because you make peace with things in your mind.
I love books.
I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.
I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader.
I started working on trying to sound like June from the very beginning.
I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there.
I think movies are great and I have a great time making them but they're not what keeps you warm at night, or what's ultimately the most important thing in anyone's life journey.
I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and don't spend a lot of time just getting back and taking time out.
I'm definitely happy with the way my career has gone, the success; but I even feel glad that I've experienced some failure in my life. That gives you perspective and humility about this business; it's good to realize that you're always just one movie away from not being in Vogue anymore.
I'm just chatty. But I do express my opinion.
It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table.
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.
It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it.
It's hard when I... you know, I have little kids to look after now, so I don't have the time to concentrate. It'd be hard to focus, but probably when they get older I would really love to be able to write more and probably direct - maybe, maybe. I go back and forth. It seems like a lot of work.
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. The rest will work itself out.
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.
That said, I'd love to do a musical, either in film or on stage.
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.
The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop.
The thing is, we're not extravagant people. It's just unbelievable the amounts of money we make. But we don't spend it. It's too scary to spend it.
There is a right to free speech, I completely understand what their job is, they have a right to take pictures of public figures, but illegal behavior is not acceptable, and that's why myself and some of my colleagues have gotten together to talk to law enforcement in Los Angeles.
To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was.
We each own one car, and we have a reasonable house. It's a lovely place to be, but it's not extravagant.
Well I always wanted to be Dolly Parton when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with her.
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 won an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 2005 for the movie Walk the Line, in which she played June Carter Cash.
Reese was ranked No.75 on Forbes list of "The Top 100 Celebrities" in 2006.
In 1989, Reese appeared in a TV commercial for Ames.
Reese is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
Reese is mentioned in Bowling For Soup's song "High School Never Ends", as prom queen.
Reese was the first person to host Saturday Night Live after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Reese ranked #1 on E!'s Hollywood's Hottest Blondes in 2003.
In June 2006, she sued Star magazine in the US because it allegedly ran a false story saying she was expecting her third child, which was untrue.
As of 2006, Reese's salary is $29,000,000 a movie.
Reese broke the record of highest paid female in Hollywood, beating prior record-holder Julia Roberts.
Reese was nominated for 'Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series', after her appearance on Friends.
Reese won a 2006 Golden Globe Award in the category 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy', for Walk The Line.
Reese used her real voice in the making of Walk the Line
Reese can trace her family tree back to Scotland in the United Kingdom.
Reese was a cheerleader in high school.
Reese's ancestor, John Witherspoon, signed the Declaration of Independence.
When Reese was eleven she was ranked number one in Ten-State Talent Fair.
She is 5' 2" tall.
Reese started modeling when she was seven years old.
Reese enjoys dancing, and sometimes tries to teach her daughter Ava how to dance. They were spotted boogeying in public at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles in October.
As a teen, Reese would ride around in her dad's vintage Cadillacs.
Reese grew up in Nashville, the home of country music, and always had dreams of becoming a country singer. She even used to tell people she would be the next Dolly Parton.
Reese refused the lead roles in horror movies, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Urban Legend.
Steve Dontanville, from the William Morris Agency, is still her agent. They first got together after Man on the Moon, when she was only 14 years old.
Reese has been named one of Rolling Stones, "People of the Year" along with Eminem and Kelly Osbourne.
Reese has moved her current Production Company "Type A Films" to Universal Pictures. Has signed a 2 year first-look production pact with Universal. They have already picked up a romantic comedy pitch "Sports Widow" for Reese to star and produce in.
Reese's Mother, Betty, has a Ph.D. in pediatric nursing and her Father, John, is a surgeon. Also has an older brother, John D. Witherspoon
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