Reese Witherspoon has admitted that she was put through her paces by iconic actor Robert De Niro at one of her first-ever auditions.
The Hollywood beauty revealed the details of the intimidating experience as she appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Reese, 46, discussed how she had been sent for an audition for Martin Scorcese's hit 1991 movie Cape Fear when she was just 14 years old.
The Legally Blonde star headed to her appointment to try out for the part when she found herself in front of two of the biggest names in the movie business.
She explained: "I remember one of the very first auditions I ever had was with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese for a movie called Cape Fear.
"I didn't get it. I'm not in that movie because I got so scared when I walked in the room; I didn't know who Robert De Niro was, so I was standing outside talking to the receptionist, and she was like, 'You know he's the most important actor of our time right?'"
Reese then admitted that she hadn't been aware who Robert was before that moment, which triggered her to become extremely nervous and forget her lines.
She continued: "He had to finish the lines for me. And then I auditioned for him ten years later, and I thought, 'He's never going to remember that I bricked that audition,' and he was like, 'I remember you; you're the one who couldn't say the word'."
Reese also revealed during the chat how she had an internship as a teenager that saw her given the task of parking Denzel Washington's Porsche for him.
She said: "Yeah. Actually, I was an intern on a movie that Denzel Washington starred in called Devil In A Blue Dress. I had to answer the phone, 'Devil in a Blue Dress. Devil in a Blue Dress,' And then whenever Denzel came in, I had to park his Porsche."
Stunned Jimmy replied: "Really?"
Reese continued: "Which is not a good idea for a 17-year-old kid with a brand new driver's license. I stripped all the gears, terrible."
The Big Little Lies star then recalled how she had bumped into Denzel at a party and he discussed her old job with her, revealing a funny twist to the tale.
She said: "He's like, ''I've heard you tell this story about how you used to park my Porsche.' And I was like, 'Yes, I did.'
"And he was like, 'But, did you know that your costumes on Water For Elephants, who took them in and out of your trailer?' And I was like, 'No, I have no idea.' And he's like, 'My daughter'. That was amazing. Like this full circle."
Reese appeared on the show to promote her upcoming Netflix movie Your Place Or Mine.
The romantic comedy also stars Ashton Kutcher, 44, and sees the pair play longtime best friends.
Your Place Or Mine is released on Netflix on February 10.
