Reese Witherspoon On Staying Relevant In Hollywood: 'Funny Doesn't Sag'


In our minds, cutie-pie Reese Witherspoon has never aged a day beyond her role as a bubbly, pink-wearing law student in "Legally Blonde"... which is probably a side effect of having seen the movie approximately 3 million times. But according to Reese, the real fun doesn't start until later in life—like, after 30! Gracing the cover of January's Glamour in a sophisticated Burberry dress with flashy leather accents, she opens up about feeling confident, being funny and all the things she likes better than making movies.

At this point, it's standard practice to ask any actress over the age of 25 how she feels about getting "older," what with Hollywood's notorious practice of kicking the less-youthful to the curb. But for Reese, things only get better—and sexier—with age.

"I think as a woman, you get older, you feel more confident in your sexuality," she said. "You’re not as intimidated by it, not as embarrassed by it. Sexuality and femininity is an accumulation of age and wisdom and comfort in your own skin. I feel better—so much better now than I ever did in my twenties. I am calmer; I know who I am. And as a result, I feel much sexier."

And that's especially true when it comes to dealing with the competition in the form of nubile young actresses who'd do anything to steal the spotlight—something Reese said doesn't bother her. She pointed out, "There’s always going to be somebody younger or sexier. That’s why I like to say, and it’s become my famous line, 'Funny doesn’t sag.
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