Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore is an American actress, author, director, model and producer. She is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors, and is a granddaughter of actor John Barrymore. Barrymore first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. In 1980, she made her film debut in Altered States. In 1982, she starred in her breakout role as Gertie in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and quickly became one of Hollywood's most...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 February 1975
CityCulver City, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Drew Barrymore quotes about
I can't think of any issue that is more important than working to see that no schoolchild in this world goes hungry.
I feel really connected to these young ladies I get to work with; I'm dancing around with them and playing music for them. We sit down and get to know each other so we have a shorthand.
I live for makeup and I like wine. These are my truths!
God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.
Producing is so exciting because you can enable things to happen, whether it's like discovering a filmmaker who you're taking a chance on, protecting a battle and driving home at the end of the day just going, 'I'm so glad I stayed late at work and fought hard for that. Had my passion. Won that battle.'
Any acting roles will be few and far between until my kids are older and by then, who knows what I'll want to do?
I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless or strapless. And all of a sudden I was like, What if I just didn't send such negative messages to my brain and said, wear it and enjoy it? And now I'm more comfortable in clothes than ever.
To be really great and interesting, you have to be a little crazy. I just don't think one comes without the other.
You've just got to do the best that you can.
I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.
If I die before my cat, I want a little of my ashes put in his food so I can live inside him.
I don't know anybody's road who's been paved perfectly for them, there are no manuals, you don't know what life has in store for you.
I've got Flossie dog, and she is great. She and I are still in love, 14 years. That's a relationship that works.
I have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept.