But in some ways, I’m like an old woman – lived it, seen it, done it, been there, have the T-shirt.
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 don’t want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen.
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When you’ve been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn’t have to act perfect all the time.
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Indecision is the most unsexy thing on the planet. I don’t know if I’m sexy but I think decisiveness is sexy. I also lose trust and faith in them when I realise I’m a bit on my own and that’s a very disheartening feeling.
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A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message.
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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 don’t think that life happens by sitting back and waiting. People hold their cards so tight to their chest. Life is short. Tell people you love them. What’s the worst that’s going to happen?
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My own mum cared about Hollywood, and I didn’t. I wanted to act, and I loved the creativity of it, but I didn’t care for the lifestyle.
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I just didn’t understand the American political system, and I felt really stupid about that.
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Life’s too short. We have to love each other.
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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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I know that I won’t succeed at everything, every day. Some days have to be solely about my daughter. Some days I really try to be a good wife. Other days, I can take a few hours for myself and just do nothing but really focus on work.
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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 always thought I desperately wanted a husband and a big family, because I didn’t have it growing up.
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I never really had a childhood. I was around adults all the time. My favorite book when I was eight was “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex – But Were Afraid to Ask”. I was not afraid to ask.
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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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