Drew Barrymore Quotes
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It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.
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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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I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.
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When you work in film, you learn to appreciate a distributor. You can have this great little film, but if you don't have a distributor, you are sitting in your living room with a great little film.
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I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid.
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I still can't spell anything, but I can bust out two-dollar words.
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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 mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character, Bev, was angry at the world. I'm the opposite. Inside my head I'd be like, God, I'll explain to you at the end of shooting that I'm not this person.
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I'm certainly not an uptight home owner.
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I feel like I came out of the womb and was punted - there you go, out in the world!
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I would love to be a travel writer. I'd be so stoked.
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The people I grew up around who I really liked were quick on the draw. It always just wowed me. And my mum would make weird funny comments. I can see in myself her self-deprecating, hippie humour. I can't take myself too seriously.
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I feel like some of my baby fat is going away, and that's not just physically, it's psychologically. I think that your body is in tune with your mind and your spirituality and your heart. If things are going better, I just think you look better.
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I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.
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I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I don't tend to be thrown by problems that don't have solutions. And insecurity has a wealth of alternatives.
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I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.
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When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.
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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 just want to make sure I have a sense of balance between work and life, because work is my life and the lines can get really blurry.
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If you're going to go through hell... I suggest you come back learning something.
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It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.
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The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person?
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I'm such a profound believer that timing is everything; I would tattoo that on my arm.
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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.