The always stunningly classy Reese Witherspoon graces the October issue of Elle magazine and here are some of the highlights!

Reese on coping:

“Right around Christmas-time I was sitting in a parking lot and I felt like I just couldn’t get out of the car. It was like, I can’t get out of the car. … There’s this moment in Walk the Line where June Carter says, ‘I was never aware of how much I was seen.’ I was very aware of how much I was seen. It was this moment of self-discovery and loss of identity and who was stepping out of the car — you know? Who is that person? Should I not be this honest?”

Reese on being fun:

“I’m fun. I can be really fun. I can tell we’d have a lot of fun if the tape was off.”

Reese on fashion:

“I don’t go in too much for the fashion stuff because I’ve got other stuff to do. But I do appreciate people who love what they do and work hard on it.”

Reese on winning her Oscar:

“It made me realize how much I have it all! It’s real purty on my bookcase. Everybody that comes to my house, I say, ‘You can touch it, but you have to give a speech.’”

Reese on her fear of water:

“Do you ever have those dreams where you’re drowning and nobody’s helping you? And people are just standing on the bank watching you drown? Not really fun-ny! I remember three occasions where my mother dove into a pool to save a child that was drowning. Watching children by the pool…I have nightmares.”