I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings.
DREW BARRYMOREOne thing that got me started on it was the jean jacket. It’s an item that could make you believe you’re in the 50s or punk-rock 70s or grunge 90s. I was really focused on timelessness, and I think music is very timeless.
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I try to be a good shiksa wife. I go to Central Synagogue in New York.
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I mean, I come from a hippie mentality where I just think to know someone, you need to look into their eyes. Eyes are so important. Until they start melon-balling eyes out, I won’t be able to get to know someone another way.
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Whatever I’ve experienced in my life is a part of my story, and I’m proud of that. But it’s someone who wakes up early, works all day, believes in charitable work, business-minded, diligent, accountable, problem-solving… I’m so much about school, consistency and tradition.
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I just want to make sure I have a sense of balance between work and life, because work is my life and the lines can get really blurry.
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I grew up in a makeup chair, to see! the women around me getting ready was so aspirational, It is about mothers and daughters, a girl watching her mom at a vanity table.
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I just didn’t understand the American political system, and I felt really stupid about that.
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I don’t want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen.
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I’ve always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it’s never too late to transform ourselves.
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Both of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don’t be a people pleaser.
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It’s my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.
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If I ever start talking to you about my ‘craft’, my ‘instrument’, you have permission to shoot me.
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I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I’m actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they in turn were my life lessons.
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I never want to get to the point where it’s all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else.
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I didn’t grow up in a traditional family, and I never had a family dinner around the table, so whenever I actually had a dinner ‘plan,’ it meant a lot to me; it made me feel excited and safe.
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I want people to love me, but it’s not going to hurt me if they don’t.
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