Both of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don’t be a people pleaser.
DREW BARRYMOREI did love horror films from the ’70s and ’80s. That was my sweet spot.
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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 definitely don’t think that I’m hot doo-doo. I don’t.
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You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe.
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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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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 don’t want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child.
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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 don’t like working by a monitor. I stand right next to the camera, and I’m very performance-oriented. That really means everything to me, whether it’s doing an improv of a joke or an emotional scene, and everything in between.
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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 just didn’t understand the American political system, and I felt really stupid about that.
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Being pregnant and having a toddler, as every parent says, is amazing. You’re very tired, but it’s so wonderful. God, it’s emotional, but it’s the best. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
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I’m very homework-oriented – I’m a little Tracy Flick-ish.
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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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There are so many pressures that are put upon young women. Whatever we can do to alleviate that and help women feel beautiful about who we are inside, which is the only beauty there truly is, is so nice. Let’s get down and dirty. Let’s be a real girl.
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Beauty is so within. I don’t care if you’re the most attractive person on the planet…if you’re not good inside, it will show. You fall in love with people from the inside out.
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Getting out of your comfort zone, creating an adventure is really good.
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I’m sure wine snobs look at me and think, how dare you.
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California is an unbelievable state. One day I might be in a spiritual place like Joshua Tree, then before I know it, I’m eating groovy sushi in a mini-mall. I’m a Cali girl through and through.
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The thing that has been weighing on my mind this week is that I wanted to go and save all the little live lobsters in restaurants and throw them back in the ocean. Imagine me being arrested for that.
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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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My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else’s. That’s my journey.
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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 still can’t spell anything, but I can bust out two-dollar words.
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I love movies, I love being a part of them, and this is the one occupation I love living and playing in and stressing myself out over.
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I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it’s important to seek out that reason – that’s how we learn.
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People are like moths. First they are ugly and awkward, until they break out of their shell and become a beautiful butterfly.
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