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.
DREW BARRYMOREBoth of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don’t be a people pleaser.
More Drew Barrymore Quotes
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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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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 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’m certainly not an uptight home owner.
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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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I love the world through glass. The more old, dusty and tainted that glass is, the prettier and more impressionistic that is to me. I don’t need to see everything perfectly. I don’t like it.
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I just think everything is a learning experience and every moment that you have that actually feels good inside of your heart is an absolute blessing and a gift.
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When 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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I think happiness is what makes you pretty.
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A lot of my business is about protecting creativity.
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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 don’t want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child.
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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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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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A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message.
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