Reese Witherspoon Dishes on Her Worst Blind Date

Seventeen got the inside scoop on the How Do You Know from its gorgeous star, Reese Witherspoon!
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The movie centers around the highly motivated and driven Lisa, played by the lovely Reese Witherspoon, who just lost the love of her life: softball. You see, Lisa's an Olympic softball champion, and all she's ever known in life is the game. Her best friends are her teammates, and they decide to give their fallen star a little help—so they set her up on a blind date!

Let's just say that Lisa's blind date with George, played by Paul Rudd, might go down as one of the most awful dates in history! Seriously, at one point, she even demands a no-talking rule. Post-bad-date, George is undeniably charming and persistent, but he has some competition from Lisa's new baseball-playing boyfriend, Matty, played by funny-man Owen Wilson. And so the love triangle begins!

We won't spoil it for you, but here's what actress Reese Witherspoon had to say about her character Lisa, the guys who correct her bad grammar, and the advice she would give her 17-year-old self!

17: You've played a lot of amazing female character. How is Lisa different?

RW: I normally play characters that are verbal and like to talk about romance and men, but this character is a women who doesn't even want to talk about things, which is an interesting female character to play. Lisa is much more interior.

17: Lisa and George have one of the most awful blind dates ever, in this movie. Do you have any bad blind date stories for us?


17: Looking back on your relationships and all of the good and bad dates, what advice would you give your 17-year-old self?

RW: Well, I had a girlfriend who said something really smart to me the other day. She was telling me about how she used to go to the same coffee shop and she was really into the guy making the coffee. He was this cool guy in a band, and she always wanted to go out with him, but she never realized that that whole time, the guy handing her the coffee was totally in love with her. So she said, don't follow the guy you're chasing, look at the guy who's chasing you. It's fun chasing boys, especially when you're young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys.

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