Reese Witherspoon hopes to make her "mark in the world" with her production company.
The 38-year-old actress Wiyjerspoon says she spends a lot of time thinking about "giving back" and hopes the work she does through her Pacific Standard company will offer a glimpse into her tastes and opinions.
She said: "I'm in that phase of my life where I really think about giving back and . . . the mark I want to make in the world. Producing things on my own . . . people are starting to see a little bit more of what moves me as a human being."
And the 'Wild' actress admitted she was inspired to start her company after reading Tina Fey's 2011 autobiography 'Bossypants'.
She told Chris Wallace: "One of the biggest inspirations for me was reading Tina's book. She said, 'If I can help one other woman create something in Hollywood, I've done my job.' And I hope to have that same goal: Create opportunities for other women to tell their stories."
Reese Witherspoon - It's a new time for me in my career. I'm much more in charge of my life. Reese admitted she has grown increasingly choosy with her career as she gets older.
She said: "It's a new time for me in my career. I'm much more in charge of my life. A lot of the time that I was making films in my 20s, I was sort of looking at the material that was coming to me. And now I'm in a situation where I'm a little bit older and a little more discerning
"I get excited when I go to work. . . when I think about characters that are really going to change the way people think about marriage or what women are capable of being."
Reese is married and has two children Ava, 15, and Deacon, 11, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, and a son Tennessee, two, with spouse Jim Toth -
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