That catharsis was a long time in coming, said Ms. Witherspoon, who had seen a number of her projects wilt. “And I thought about my mom, who said, ‘If you want something done, do it yourself,’” Ms. Witherspoon continued. At the moment, though, Ms. Witherspoon is making her name in the producer ranks because of her work in the hypercompetitive streaming market. When Ms. McGuinness mentioned this, she said, she “got a look” from Ms. Witherspoon. Ms. Witherspoon marvels at how the business is changing.

Source: New York Times January 27, 2018 09:56 UTC