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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.

-Drew Barrymore

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California Is An Unbelievable

Drew Barrymore

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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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Speaking Of Important Things, There Are So Many Battles Right Now That People Are Fighting For That It's Overwhelming, But I Am Always In Favor Of People Who Crusade For The Sake Of People's Hearts And Their Well-being. That Is What Is Important.

When You Become Very Ill - Raise Your Head. You Will Definitely See The Sunlight.

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My Twenties Were About Exploring Love And Being A Wildflower And Trying To Figure Everything Out. Now I'm Not Comfortable Being That Happy Wildflower Anymore, But I Still Don't Feel Like A Woman. I Wonder When That Moment's Going To Hit.

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Young Girls Come Up To Me All The Time To Ask For Advice. They See Me As A Survivor.

When I Was A Kid, I Got Really Great Advice From Someone Who Is So Important To Me And Someone Who I Respect So Much, And They Told Me, 'don't Do Too Many Endorsements. Don't Throw Your Name On Things; Think Of Your Longevity.'

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I Love Movies, I Love Being A Part Of Them, And This Is The One Occupation I Love Living And Playing In And Stressing Myself Out Over.

I'm Glad I Lived Such A Full Life Before I Settled Down Into A Family Because I Got To Enjoy It And Get It Out Of My System.

I Don't Want To Be Vain Or Fearful, And I Don't Think I'll Do Anything [in Terms Of Plastic Surgery], But If I Want To Do Something, I Will. From My Perspective, There's No Reason To Be Afraid Of Aging, Because If You Age, You're Lucky! The Alternative Is Death.

The Best Kind Of Parent You Can Be Is To Lead By Example.

When Things Are Perfect, That's When You Need To Worry Most.

I Live For Makeup And I Like Wine. These Are My Truths!

I Really Wanted A Wonderful, Traditional Home For My Kid.

There's Something Liberating About Not Pretending. Dare To Embarrass Yourself. Risk.

I Started Finding Hearts In Things - Whether It Was Like, A Tree I Was Passing, A Straw Wrapper On The Ground, I Think The Heart Has One Continuous Line, Which Is Very Powerful.

I Don't Want To Sit Around And Hope Good Things Happen. I Want To Make Them Happen.

I Love The Very Exposed, Humorous, Imperfect, Never-trying To-pretend-to-be-perfect Journey That I Have Been On In My Life.

I've Always Loved Butterflies, Because They Remind Us That It's Never Too Late To Transform Ourselves.

I'm Such A Profound Believer That Timing Is Everything; I Would Tattoo That On My Arm.

To Be Honest, I Don't Have Data In My Brain Of How A Relationship With A Man Is Supposed To Function.

I'm Very Sensitive To The English Language. I Studied The Dictionary Obsessively When I Was A Kid And Collect Old Dictionaries. Words, I Think, Are Very Powerful And They Convey An Intention.

I Know What The Intimidation Level Of High School Is. You're On A Hamster Wheel, Running, Running, Running, Trying So Hard To Fit In. It's All About How You Deal With What You're Given, Feeling Ok With Being The Odd Man Out Before You're Finally Successful.

I Loved The World Of Roller Derby Because I Thought It Was Such An Empowering Metaphor, That You Get Out There And Do It. It's Such A Rocker, Athletic, Capable, Cool Exhibitionist Sport; It's About This Great Sort Of Camaraderie.

Happiness Is A Choice. You Have To Choose It - And You Have To Fight For It.

Happiness Is A Choice

I've Approached So Many Things In My Life With Such Intensity That I Want To Approach Motherhood With Dedication And Focus.

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.

You Can't Live Your Life Blaming Your Failures On Your Parents And What They Did Or Didn't Do For You. You're Dealt The Cards That You're Dealt. I Realised It Was A Waste Of Time To Be Angry At My Parents And Feel Sorry For Myself.

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.

I Can Tell When An Actor's Forcing Tears, And It's Tricky Because You Then Have To Film It And Edit In A Certain Way To Skirt Around The Issue.

I Love Inventive Food, But I Want The Classic Dishes To Taste Like How I Remember Them. I Get A Little Bummed Out When There Is Too Much Fancy Stuff Going On And It Doesn't Resemble The Original Dish At All.

I've Got Flossie Dog, And She Is Great. She And I Are Still In Love, 14 Years. That's A Relationship That Works.

A Lot Of My Business Is About Protecting Creativity.

I'd Definitely Be The Kind Of Parent Who Enabled My Child's Dreams. I'd Just Watch And Nurture And Guide Them. I Have The Blueprints Of What Not To Do... I Think I'd Be A Good Parent, Actually.

I Don't Even Have Voice Mail Or Answering Machines Anymore. I Hate The Phone, And I Don't Want To Call Anybody Back. If I Go To Hell, It Will Be A Small Closet With A Telephone In It, And I Will Be Doomed And Destined For Eternity To Return Phone Calls.

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 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.

There's A Hunger And A Fervor That I Have, But There's No Person I'm Going To Push To The Side To Get Where I'm Going. I Want To Create My Own Road.

We're All Going Through So Much Hard, Wonderful, Amazing . . . It's Blessings; It's Lessons; It's Hardship; It's Life. I Guess, I Don't Know What The Definition Of Life Is. I Now Know The Meaning Of My Life, Because Of My Daughters, But Mine Is One Little Tiny Speck In The Universe. It's Nice To Not Be Pretending Everything Is Perfect All The Time, Because It Isn't, But I Do Love Happiness And Joy And Optimism.

The Thing That Has Been Weighing On My Mind This Week Is That I Wanted To Go And Save All The Little Live Lobsters In Restaurants And Throw Them Back In The Ocean. Imagine Me Being Arrested For That.

I've Been A Vegetarian For Years And Years. I'm Not Judgemental About Others Who Aren't, I Just Feel I Cannot Eat Or Wear Living Creatures.

I Never Regret Anything. Because Every Little Detail Of Your Life Is What Made You Into Who You Are In The End.

As A Kid I Got To Like Hang Out With Stephen King. That Was Like The Highlight Of My Life. Cause I Think He's The Raddest Human Being Ever.

I Love Tate Modern; There's Such Great Style And Shopping Here. I Love The Galleries And The Pubs Out On The Street, Just Having Your Pint As The Sun Is Setting.

If I Read Something That's Really Intense And Depressive, I Will Face It; I Will Try - But There's Plenty Of Times I Also Run Away. I Think It's Trying To Find A Balance Between The Positive And The Negative. They Don't Exist Without Each Other. It's The Polarity; It's Two Sides Of A Coin. You Can't Get One Without The Other. I Don't Wallow. I Can't Stand It.

I Think Video Village Is Bullshit. It's Like It's A Breeding Ground For People To Nitpick And Feel Important. It's Just Such A Weird Dynamic.

Every Morning I Stay In Bed For Ten Minutes To Ponder My Place In The Universe. Then I Wash My Face And Check My Karma.

You've Just Got To Do The Best That You Can.

You Have To Fight Unhappiness Like A Dragon With Fire And Breathe.

It Wasn't My Choice To Be An Open Book, But When People Found Out What My Life Was Like When I Was 14 Or 15, I Didn't Deny It. I Think The More Imperfect You Are, The More Human You Are.

Everything I Touched In The Kitchen Turned Out Crappy, No Matter How Closely I Followed The Recipe Or Copied The Cooking Show.

You Know You're Putting A Good Thing Out Into The Universe When You Put On Glitter.

I've Spent A Lot Of Time In My Life Dedicating Myself To Love Or The Pursuit Of Love Or The Understanding Of Love... I’ve Stopped Believing In Happy Endings. I’ve Started Believing In Good Days.

Trust That Things Will Be Okay - Especially If You Put In The Time And Effort To Make Them Be Okay.

I Can't Get Caught Up In Darkness. I Just Don't. I Always Want To Gravitate Towards Light. I Love Picking Yourself Up Or Surviving Or Being Grateful For The Good Stuff And Not Getting Lost In The Tough Stuff. The Discipline Is So Natural For Me.

I Was Raised In That Generation Where It Was All 'women Can Have It All!' And I Don't Think You Can. I Think Something Falls Off The Table. The Good Thing Is That The Things That Stay On The Table Become So Much More Important.

The Stories That I Want To Tell, Especially As A Director, Don't Necessarily Have A Perfect Ending Because, The Older You Get, The More You Appreciate A Good Day Versus A Happy Ending. You Understand That Life Continues On The Next Day; The Reality Of Things Is What Happens Tomorrow.

My Life Takes Me All Over The World, And I Know How Hard That Can Be On A Relationship.

I Try Each Day, Each Month, Each Year To Become A Better And Better Person And To Be Good To The People I Love And Let Them Know How Much I Appreciate Them.

I Was Born 10 Years Old.

Both Of My Marriages Have Taught Me The Same Lesson Twice Over Really Harsh: Listen To Your Instincts. Don't Be A People Pleaser.

I've Never Dated Anybody Older, Actually. There Are So Many Things I'm Curious About, And I'd Love To Be Able To Say, "teach Me." I Want To Learn From The People Around Me.

If You're Going To Be Alive And On This Planet, You Have To, Like, Suck The Marrow Out Of Every Day And Get The Most Out Of It.

I Believe That Everything Happens For A Reason, But I Think It's Important To Seek Out That Reason - That's How We Learn.

Everything Happens For A Reason

I Know Certain Actors Are Totally Screwed Up On Drugs, Yet It Gets Covered Up. Why Wasn't I Excused For 'exhaustion' Or 'the Flu'?

Internet Does Not Equal Sodium Pentothal.

I Just Think Happiness Is What Makes You Pretty. Period. Happy People Are Beautiful. They Become Like A Mirror And They Reflect That Happiness. If Somebody Walks In The Room And They're Drop-dead Gorgeous And Sexy, It's Really Fun To Look At. But If Someone Is Giving Of Their Spirit And They Make You Laugh And Feel Good, That's A Whole Other Level Of Beauty.

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