Reese Witherspoon on Jimmy Kimmel live. (United States, February 2, 2023) Getty Images:
On Thursday, Feb. 2, on the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actress returned to her early career. And specifically with one of his first auditions, one of the most significant, a famous comedian.
Reese Witherspoon has had several accidents since her first steps in the movies. On the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Thursday, February 2, the actress made a special mention of one of her first auditions for the film. The nerves are raw, released in 1991, with Robert De Niro. The one who didn’t get the role explained how she got over her stress that day. “I’m not in this movie because I was so scared when I walked into the room,” he said.
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The then 14-year-old actress said a receptionist told her who Robert De Niro was moments before she entered the audition room. He told me. “You know he’s the most important actor of our time, right?” And continue. “I was 14 years old. I had never seen The Freedom fighters neither The godfather. It completely baffled me.” Thus, the young actress would lose all her confidence once that day. So much so that he forgot his lines.
And the story of the two stars does not end there. Ten years later, the star Big Little Lies At another audition, he ran into the film’s fleet again. The latter, without revealing the film in question, recalled this second embarrassing encounter. “I thought he would never remember me, that failed audition,” she said. But he said: “I remember you.” I answered: me? And he said: “Yeah, you can’t say your line!”
“I had to park his Porsche”
Multiplying confidence, Reese Witherspoon also talked about her debut in the cinema. The one who worked for Denzel Washington on the set of the movie The devil in a blue dress, admitted that he was responsible for the cars during the castings of the feature film. “Every time Denzel came over, I had to park his Porsche. Which is not a good idea for a 17-year-old kid with a brand new driver’s license,” he said with a laugh.
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“But the funny story is that I saw him at a wedding a few years ago. He told me: “I heard the story that you parked my Porsche.” I said. “Yes, I did.” And he? “And do you know who took care of your dresses? Some water for the elephants (released in 2011 and starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, editor’s note). “My daughter““. “The circle is complete,” thought the actress.
Source: Le Figaro
