When I was 18, I was like, ‘I am out of here!
I am never coming back!'"
The location seems to have made the story of Melanie a reflection of how Witherspoon feels about the world.

And I feel really like that movie really encapsulated those ideas."
To this day, whenever I walk into a bar someone puts ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ on the stereo.
It always makes me feel right at home!"

It was also a turning point in embracing her accent.