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.

Reese Witherspoon smiling

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!"

Reese Witherspoon

It was also a turning point in embracing her accent.