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.
DREW BARRYMOREBeing a Barrymore didn’t help me, other than giving me a great sense of pride and a strange spiritual sense that I felt OK about having the passion to act. It made sense because my whole family had done it and it helped rationalise it for me.
More Drew Barrymore Quotes
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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 so many different kinds of chick flicks. I like rom-coms, I like female friendship movies.
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A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message.
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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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I decided very early on that it took too much of my energy to pretend to be someone else. People will make up their minds about me whatever I do or say, but at least I know I am being true to myself.
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Apparently vodka helps flowers last longer when they’re dying. But you can put vodka in anything and it’ll make it better.
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I’d rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time.
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I don’t really get into architecture in the hotel room. But maybe a little Feng Shui here and there.
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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.
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But it’s all about confidence and allowing yourself to put your personality into it. I really am the worst singer on the planet; I make people cry and vomit when I sing.
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I think chemistry is finding something you love about a person and then transfering it to an in love kind of thing.
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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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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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But in some ways, I’m like an old woman – lived it, seen it, done it, been there, have the T-shirt.
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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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