"It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table"
About this Quote
The humor works because it performs a recognizable social dance: the celebrity as approachable adult who still gets irked by the same petty violations as the rest of us. Witherspoon's brand has long leaned on competence and contained fury - the polished exterior with an iron spine. This line channels that energy into something safely relatable. It’s also a neat class-and-privacy tell. Coasters imply not just a table, but a table you intend to keep nice; the irritation is less "I hate mess" than "I get to set the rules here."
In an era obsessed with "boundaries", this is the PG-rated version: no therapy-speak, no lecture, just a direct, lightly comic claim to territory.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Witherspoon, Reese. (2026, January 17). It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/it-really-bothers-me-when-people-dont-use-26360/
Chicago Style
Witherspoon, Reese. "It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/it-really-bothers-me-when-people-dont-use-26360/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/it-really-bothers-me-when-people-dont-use-26360/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.





