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I Don't Like Working By A Monitor. I Stand Right Next To The Camera, And I'm Very Performance-oriented. That Really Means Everything To Me, Whether It's Doing An Improv Of A Joke Or An Emotional Scene, And Everything In Between.

-Drew Barrymore

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I Don't Like Working

Drew Barrymore

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I Don't Like Working By A Monitor. I Stand Right Next To The Camera, And I'm Very Performance-oriented. That Really Means Everything To Me, Whether It's Doing An Improv Of A Joke Or An Emotional Scene, And Everything In Between.

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If I Ever Start Talking To You About My 'craft', My 'instrument', You Have Permission To Shoot Me.

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

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I'm Okay With The Idea That Slow And Steady Wins The Race.

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Everything I Do, I Do Infinite Percent.

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I Always Leave A Relationship With A Sense Of Hope.

When I Was 19, I Picked Up An Old, Tiny, Automatic Yashica Camera And I Just Started Shooting. We Didn't Have Iphones Back Then, We Didn't Even Have Cell Phones. I Loved Having A Camera In My Hand.

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I Think Its Nice When People Find Love, Because I Feel Like Everyone Deserves It.

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

But In Some Ways, I'm Like An Old Woman - Lived It, Seen It, Done It, Been There, Have The T-shirt.

I Make Movies. I Have A Passion. Puppies And Daisies Don't Accomplish Anything. That's Not Me At All.

My Culinary Skills Are Terrible. I Can't Even Make Toast Taste Good. I Do Make Scrambled Eggs For Myself Sometimes But I Wouldn't Even Inflict That On Anyone Else.

I Could Never Be Cynical, Not That I Think There's Anything Wrong With Cynicism. I Think It Can Be Quite Funny At Times. But I Just Feel So Grateful To Be Alive.

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.

Daisies Are Like Sunshine To The Ground.

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

I Still, At Hotel Rooms, I Do This One Sort Of Not-so-cool Thing: Continually Shoving My Room Service Tray In Front Of Someone Else's Door. Because I Don't Want The Remnants. I Don't Want To Be Caught, Like, Being Like The Pig That I Was At Two In The Morning.

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.

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

I'm A Real Stay-at-home Mom. I'm Really Hands-on. Everything Else Became Secondary.

I Love Romantic Comedies That Are Set In A World. It's Not Just A Boy And A Girl Falling In Love, Out Of Love, And Back In Love.

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I Try To Make Movies That I Would Want To Go See Rather Than Ones I Would Just Want To Do As An Actor. I Want People To Have Movies Full Of Romance And Hope And Empowerment, Something They Can Escape Into And Feel Good About. I Love Happy Endings.

School Feeding Not Only Fills Stomachs, But Has A Proven Track Record Of Boosting Enrollment, Attendance And Academic Performance. For Just Pennies A Day Per Child, This Program Changes Lives - And Ultimately Can Impact The Futures Of Poor Countries Around The World In A Profound Way.

I Understand There Are Inevitable Things That We Have To Go Through: Heartbreak, Family Problems. I Don't Feel Like Some Quixotic Idiot Who Says, 'we Don't Have To Feel Pain.' No! Let's Feel It, Let's Make It Work For Ourselves. But I Want Us All To Be Able To Get Past It.

I Looooove Cookbooks. I Cook A Lot When I'm Pregnant.

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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The Reason I Started Officially Learning To Cook Was Because When I First Got Pregnant, I Had To Face The Sad Fact That I Didn't Even Know How To Boil An Egg.

My Whole Life, I've Wanted To Feel Comfortable In My Skin. It's The Most Liberating Thing In The World.

I No Longer Have The Fear Of Being Alone. It's Cool To Find Out That You Don't Need A Boyfriend To Be Happy.

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I Think Shazam Is One Of The Coolest Inventions On The Planet, And Whether I Was In A Thrift Store Or In My Car, Every Other Week I Was Shazaming Another Best Coast Song.

If You're Going To Go Through Hell... I Suggest You Come Back Learning Something.

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.

Some Of The Mini-worlds That Filmmakers Have Created Are So Ingrained In My Love Of Culture.

One Thing That Got Me Started On It Was The Jean Jacket. It's An Item That Could Make You Believe You're In The 50s Or Punk-rock 70s Or Grunge 90s. I Was Really Focused On Timelessness, And I Think Music Is Very Timeless.

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 Was Born 10 Years Old.

I've Always Wanted To Work With Hugh [grant] Because I Loved His Movies.

Oh, I Would Love To Be A Motivational Speaker. I Have Pulled Myself Out Of A Million Potholes, And I Can See The Potholes Ahead Of Me. That Doesn't Mean That I Could Always Do That So Perfectly For My Own Life. I Totally Fall In Potholes.

I Would Love To Be A Travel Writer. I'd Be So Stoked.

I Took The Stairs And Felt Like My Childhood Took The Elevator.

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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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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.

Everyone Is Like A Butterfly, They Start Out Ugly And Awkward And Then Morph Into Beautiful Graceful Butterflies That Everyone Loves.

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We Can't Take A Step Backwards When We've Already Made So Many Strides Forward. I Was Raised By Gay Men And Women...it's Who I Am, You Cannot Define A Family. There Are Children Out There Who Need These Loving Homes. These Are Rights That Are Fundamental And Must Be Had. And I Will Fight For However Long It Takes; I Don't Want To Live In A World Where Prop 8 Exists!

Being Pregnant And Having A Toddler, As Every Parent Says, Is Amazing. You're Very Tired, But It's So Wonderful. God, It's Emotional, But It's The Best. I Wouldn't Want To Be Anywhere Else.

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.

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If You Don't Take Risks, You'll Have A Wasted Soul.

Girls Want To Be With Guys Who Have A Sense Of Humor-it Makes Them Far More Attractive To Us.

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Being 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.

I Hate Flatscreens. I Don't Want To See Anything In That Much Pixilation. I Don't Need To See The Pimple On Someone's Face. 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.

I Always Like Worlds Where You Could Be In Several Different Time Periods.

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.

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.

Great Dad. Yeah, He Would Ask Me For Money On Birthdays And, You Know, Inappropriate Times. And I Just Wrote Him Off Like, 'you're Not A Father.' I Just Learned You Cannot Emotionally Invest In People Who Are Not Attainable.

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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.

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.

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.

I'm A Total Control Freak And Love To Participate In The Design Of Every Single Aspect Of Life.

Putting Your Name On Something And Having No Idea How It Came About If Someone Else Did All The Work - That's Not Me.

My Mother And I Split Ways When I Was Very Young And Have Never Really Reconciled.

There's A Tremendous Difference Between Alone And Lonely. You Could Be Lonely In A Group Of People. I Like Being Alone. I Like Eating By Myself. I Go Home At Night And Just Watch A Movie Or Hang Out With My Dog. I Have To Exert Myself And Really Say, Oh God, I've Got To See My Friends Cos I'm Too Content Being By Myself.

Instead Of Being Insecure And Jealous And Suspicious And Wonder If Every Guy Is Going To Cheat On Me, I Decided To Say, "nope. This Will Be Totally Enough For Somebody One Day." That Was A Real Script Flip And It Changed The Rest Of My Life In Such A Positive Way. So I Feel Like I Want To Teach Stuff Like That To My Girls.

Oh, I Love Hugging. I Wish I Was An Octopus, So I Could Hug 10 People At A Time!

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.

I Aspire To Be That, To Be A Voice Of Reason One Day.

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.

Charitable Work

I Think Happiness Is What Makes You Pretty.

You Can't Treat A Romantic Relationship The Same Way You Do A Business One, By Being Bossy. It Takes Tender, Compromising, Loving Tactics. And That's Such A Different Approach.

There Are A Lot Of Us Little Gypsies Out There That Need To Go And Find Another Place You Know. A Safer, Healthier Or Just A Different Venue In Order To Develop And Find Ourselves. I Am So Lucky To Live The Life That I Do.

I Have Always Been Fond Of Recognizing The Spiritual Side Of Someone's Personality. It's A Very Lovely Concept.

That Thing, That Moment, When You Kiss Someone And Everything Around Becomes Hazy And The Only Thing In Focus Is You And This Person And You Realize That That Person Is The Only Person That Youre Supposed To Kiss For The Rest Of Your Life, And For One Moment You Get This Amazing Gift And You Want To Laugh And You Want To Cry Because You Feel So Lucky That You Found It And So Scared That That It Will Go Away All At The Same Time.

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.

I Did Love Horror Films From The '70s And '80s. That Was My Sweet Spot.

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.

There Are So Many Pressures That Are Put Upon Young Women. Whatever We Can Do To Alleviate That And Help Women Feel Beautiful About Who We Are Inside, Which Is The Only Beauty There Truly Is, Is So Nice. Let's Get Down And Dirty. Let's Be A Real Girl.

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 Definitely Don't Think That I'm Hot Doo-doo. I Don't.

Kisses, Even To The Air, Are Beautiful.

Celebrity! It's Become The Most Disgusting Word On The Planet. It Makes Me Sick To My Stomach.

I'm Not Insecure. I've Been Through Way Too Much F**king Sh*t To Be Insecure. I've Got Huge Balls. But I've Been Humbled. That Makes You Grateful For Every Day You Have.

You Can Never, Never Have Too Many Books

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.

The Older You Get, The Few Slumber Parties There Are, And I Hate That. I Liked Slumber Parties. What Happened To Them?

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

Women Shouldn't Be Burdened By What Existed In Their Past, We Should All Learn How To Turn Pain Into Strength.

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.

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.

If I Die Before My Cat, I Want A Little Of My Ashes Put In His Food So I Can Live Inside Him.

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.

Kissing - And I Mean Like, Yummy, Smacking Kissing - Is The Most Delicious, Most Beautiful And Passionate Thing That Two People Can Do, Bar None. Better Than Sex, Hands Down.

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.

Love Is The Hardest Habit To Break, And The Most Difficult To Satisfy.

I Wanna Smoke Pot, But I Can't, Cause I'm Too Paranoid.

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

I've Always Been One Of Those People Who Romanticized Cooking, But The Few Attempts I'd Made In My Life Resulted In Friends' Contorted Faces As They Desperately Tried To Say Something Nice About The "dish" They Were Eating.

I Think That Being Happy Makes The Biggest Impact On Your Physical Appearance.

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

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.

I Love Romance. I'm A Sucker For It. I Love It So Much. It's Pathetic.

A Fish May Love A Bird, But Where Would They Live?

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

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

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.'

It's The Worst When You're Kissing Someone Who's Not A Good Kisser, And You're Trying To Make It Look Good, But You Feel Like You're Just Working On Your Own.

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

Feeding A Child At School Is Such A Simple Thing - But It Works Miracles.

I Feel Like I Came Out Of The Womb And Was Punted - There You Go, Out In The World!

Nobody Is Solid And Perfect All Of The Time.

I Think My Whole Life, Work Has Been A Very Important And Positive Thing For Me. It Never Was Something That Made Me Feel Unhappy Or Disengaged From Life. It Always Makes Me Feel Like I'm Plugged In, In A Really Healthy Way.

To Be Really Great And Interesting, You Have To Be A Little Crazy. I Just Don't Think One Comes Without The Other.

I Don't Want To Be Stinky Poo Poo Girl, I Want To Be Happy Flower Child.

I Don't Think Anyone Is Coasting On This Earth. I Think Everybody Does Feel Incredible Struggles. Any Day That You're Not Held Down By The Struggle, Celebrate It! Be Present, Because I Feel Like I Lost Sight Of That For A While Going Through Hard Stuff. And Now, I'm Really Enjoying The Good Moments.

When I Lay My Head On The Pillow At Night I Can Say I Was A Decent Person Today. That's When I Feel Beautiful.

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.

I Don't Like Camera Trickery And Editing And Doubles And All Of That.

My Therapist Says I Still Haven't Got In Touch With My Anger. Maybe One Day I'm Going To Explode. But I'm Still Really Happy. I Know It Looks Like A Strange And Painful Upbringing - All Those Experiences Led Me To The Paths That I'm On Now.

I've Always Said That One Night, I'm Going To Find Myself In Some Field Somewhere, I'm Standing On Grass, And It's Raining, And I'm With The Person I Love, And I Know I'm At The Very Point I've Been Dreaming Of Getting To.

I'm Such An Avid Magazine Reader - Music, Art, Beauty Magazines - And I Found That Food And Restaurants Were Pouring Into Everything I Cared About. Whether It Was The Pop-up Concept, Or Some Mysterious Mini-mall Restaurant, I Got Swept Up In The Sexy Romance Of The Food Movement.

I Still Feel Like I Have A Lot To Prove. My Biggest Burning Question Is 'how Much More Are You Capable Of?'

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

I Just Didn't Understand The American Political System, And I Felt Really Stupid About That.

I Think A Any Person Who Has A High Profile Job Or Who Travels All The Time Or Who Has A Lot Of Stress Associated With Their Job Can Be Difficult To Be In A Relationship With.

I Have No Internet Savvy Whatsoever, But I Love Researching Things. The Internet Is My Library... Beyond That, I'm Completely Intimidated By It.

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.

Whether You're Throwing Up Or Breaking Up, You Want Your Girlfriend Right There! I Don't Trust Women Who Don't Go To Their Girlfriends.

I Am Who I Am Because Of The People Who Influenced Me Growing Up, And Many Of Them Were Gay. No One Has Any Right To Tell Anyone What Makes A Family

I Grew Up In A Makeup Chair, To See! The Women Around Me Getting Ready Was So Aspirational, It Is About Mothers And Daughters, A Girl Watching Her Mom At A Vanity Table.

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.

I Have No Regrets In My Life Whatsoever.

Have No Regrets

My Limbs Work, So I'm Not Going To Complain About The Way My Body Is Shaped.

Being Beautiful

I Don't Like Working By A Monitor. I Stand Right Next To The Camera, And I'm Very Performance-oriented. That Really Means Everything To Me, Whether It's Doing An Improv Of A Joke Or An Emotional Scene, And Everything In Between.

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.

Happiness Takes Work. It Doesn't Always Fall Off Trees Or Come Easily. You Really Have To Be Someone That Doesn't Fall Prey To Being Sad. I Don't Want Sad, I Can't Be Sad, I Don't Want To Be About Sad; I Avoid Sad. It Inherently Envelops You, So Do Everything That You Can To Escape It All The Time.

I Want To Be The Rock That Floats.

I Should Attempt To Write A Love Song, I Have Written Lots Of Poetry About Love So I Could Turn Those Into Lyrics. I'm A Sucker For Romance - Always Have Been, Always Will Be. I Love Walking Down The Beach And Listening To My Ipod And Belting Them Out. What Would We Do Without Love Songs?

It's Been Such A Struggle To Learn All That I Have; I Wouldn't Want To Give Any Of That Knowledge Up. That's Why I've Always Loved Acting; As A Kid, I Didn't Necessarily Like My Real Life, So I Could Escape Into These Other Characters And Experience A Life Completely Different From My Own.

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

Becoming Emancipated At 14, My Life Wasn't Normal. I Didn't Have To Go To School, So I Didn't. I Was Rebellious By Nature. I Spent My 20s Focusing On My Company, Flower Films, And Producing Movies. Now That I'm Almost 30, I Would Like To Try Other Things In Lie. I'm Crazy About Photography, And I Want To Take An Art History Class.

It's Never Too Late. Don't Focus On What Was Taken Away. Find Something To Replace It, And Acknowledge The Blessing You Have.

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.

I Love Writing, Directing And Photography; If I Could Figure Out A Way To Put The Three Things Together, That's What I Would Love To Do.

The Low Points I Had All Helped Make Up My Character, So I Probably Wouldn't Want To Do Away With Them Because I Like Being Flawed And I Like Having Them Help Me Grow And Change And Become Better And Stronger.

I'm Very Homework-oriented - I'm A Little Tracy Flick-ish.

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.

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.

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.

But It's All About Confidence And Allowing Yourself To Put Your Personality Into It. I Really Am The Worst Singer On The Planet; I Make People Cry And Vomit When I Sing.

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.

I've Been Producing For 13 Years. I've Made A String Of Joyful Movies With Positive Messages About Comedy, Love And Romance.

I Think A Breakup Can Be The Beginning Of A Friendship. That's Not Me Trying To Make Everything Ok - It's Me Saying, "no, We Love Each Other. Let's Not Pretend We Don't."

It's Embarrassing To Go Through Any Rebellious Stage In Front Of People That You Love And Respect, And Yet I'm Glad I Did.

Love And Respect

When It Comes To Business, I Am A Woman, And When It Comes To Relationships, I Am A Child. I Just Haven't Figured Out How To Bring The Same Confidence And Conviction I Have In The Boardroom To My Romantic Relationships.

Romantic Relationship

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.

I Swear To God; Happiness Is The Best Makeup.

From My Perspective, There's No Reason To Be Afraid Of Aging, Because If You Age, You're Lucky! The Alternative Is Death.

I Used To Have A Blankie, And When My Mom Had To Wash It, I Would Sit Outside The Dryer And Watch It Go Round And Round, And Cry.

I Love Working With The Actors Eye-to-eye. I Think Something Gets Lost In Translation, Not Only Through A Monitor, But When You Leave The Area Where The Actual Scene Is Taking Place.

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 Fundamentally Happy. Everyone Has Experiences That Makes Them Cynical, Jaded Or Unhappy - You Just Have To Fight Those Things Off. I Have Totally Emotional Days When I Cry And Get Insecure. Pms Weirded Out, Doomed And Tragic. I Mean, I'm Definitely Not Just A Lollipop, Happy In The Wind Girl. I'm Human Just Like Everyone Else, But I Think That It Would Be Tragic To Be On Your Deathbed And Think, 'i Could've I Should've.' That Gets Me Out Of Bed Everyday. I Can't Even Last Like An Hour In Bed In The Morning. I Have To Get Out There And Live.

Sometimes I Bust Out And Do Things So Permanent. Like Tattoos And Marriage.

Permanent Things

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.'

I Grew Up In A Family That Was Multifaceted, Sexually Oriented, And Pretty Much Open To Everything. And Because I Was Working, My Friends Were All Adults. I Had A Tough Time Going To Different Schools Because People Knew Me From Films And I Was The Fat Child Who Got Beaten Up Every Day.

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