But I got caught up in the cycle of obligations and pressures.
The next project, the next product.
It was time to learn something about myself, to do things for the sake of doing them.
Lifelong learning
Public policy fascinates me, so I went back to school to study international law.
I love understanding what motivates people.
And unlike 18-year-old me in the classroom, I know that not everything hangs in the balance.
Youll be OK even if you dont get an A.
He saw me as a poor student.
feel sorry for myself?
Financing my own way through college was a defining marker for me.
And now I overtip.
I know the difference that can make in someones day.
All that glitters
The meaning of having an Oscar is mysterious to me.
The feeling changes with time.
Some days it feels like, Wow, what a blessing to have a career thats led to that.
Other times, I look at it and go, ‘Did that really happen?’
It feels like a story about somebody else.
It somehow reflects back to how Im feeling at the time.
Skip the tweets
Theres so much noise out there.
People commenting on your every move, on how you look.
My secret is ignorance!
Im not on Twitter anymore or any of that.
It has nothing to do with the truth of a persons real narrative.
So we gathered as a family that one night every year when The Wizard of Oz came on.
Getting into her character felt like a quiet immersion into someone who was practically a relative.
I never had formal dance or voice trainingit was hours of makeup, singing, dancing.
But there are certain things in life that you should never wait to be invited to try.
At this stage, why count yourself out?
And I dont call it aging; I call it winning.
Its just so much fun to say no and to do things youve wanted to try.
Renee Zellweger, 50, won an Oscar for her performance in Cold Mountain.
and stars in the Netflix seriesWhat/If.
The Judy Garland biopic,Judy, premieres on September 27.
