I want people to be blown away when I do what they don’t expect.
DREW BARRYMOREWhen I did ‘E.T.,’ it sort of solidified the only family I know are these film crews. These gypsies. These filmmakers. That was the solidification and the clicking revelations of ‘This is what I want to do with my life and this is where I’m going to survive.’
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My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else’s. That’s my journey.
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I’m very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention.
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I never act my characters – I am them.
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I think happiness is a choice. If you feel yourself being happy and can settle in to the life choices you make, then it’s great. It’s really, really great. I swear to God, happiness is the best makeup.
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I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, ‘Maybe I’ll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,’ which is what happened when we did ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.
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I like women who like each other and empower each other.
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I love working with the actors eye-to-eye. I think something gets lost in translation, not only through a monitor, but when you leave the area where the actual scene is taking place.
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I’ve got Flossie dog, and she is great. She and I are still in love, 14 years. That’s a relationship that works.
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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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I have no regrets in my life whatsoever.
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I have no internet savvy whatsoever, but I love researching things. The Internet is my library… beyond that, I’m completely intimidated by it.
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I’m a real stay-at-home mom. I’m really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.
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When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That’s when I feel beautiful.
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Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!
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It’s my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.
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Feeding a child at school is such a simple thing – but it works miracles.
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I always get nervous before a kissing scene. I make sure I always brush my teeth and eat lots of fruit and nice foods rather than garlic. I’m terribly self conscious.
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I love romance. I’m a sucker for it. I love it so much. It’s pathetic.
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I really want to understand the mind so I can be more comfortable with the way people are. Being comfortable with people is incredibly important.
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I’ve been producing for 13 years. I’ve made a string of joyful movies with positive messages about comedy, love and romance.
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I’m just learning who I am and how relationships work and how to make them function. No different from anyone else.
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My life takes me all over the world, and I know how hard that can be on a relationship.
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I’m sure wine snobs look at me and think, how dare you.
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I think my whole life, work has been a very important and positive thing for me. It never was something that made me feel unhappy or disengaged from life. It always makes me feel like I’m plugged in, in a really healthy way.
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I think that we all have to have that rite of passage of dating the tortured artist who seems cooler than we think we are; we aspire to be like them, and we’re excited that somebody is turning us on to new music or a new lifestyle.
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I like so many different kinds of chick flicks. I like rom-coms, I like female friendship movies.
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