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I Want To Be With The Man Who Wants To Open A Movie Studio With Me And Make Films For New, Fresh Filmmakers Who Aren't Getting A Chance Somewhere Else. I Haven't Yet Had That Type Of Partnership In A Romantic Relationship.

-Drew Barrymore

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I Want To Be

Drew Barrymore

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I Want To Be With The Man Who Wants To Open A Movie Studio With Me And Make Films For New, Fresh Filmmakers Who Aren't Getting A Chance Somewhere Else. I Haven't Yet Had That Type Of Partnership In A Romantic Relationship.

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I Have No Regrets In My Life Whatsoever.

Have No Regrets

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

I Really Have Created A Family. I Work With The People I Love, I Travel With Them, I Make Films With Them, And I'm In An Office With Them. So In A Weird Way - I Know I Haven't Birthed A Child - I Feel That I'm A Part Of Creating A Family. It's A Tribe. I Love That Word.

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

I Like Women Who Like Each Other And Empower Each Other.

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.

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.

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!

I Am Obsessed With Ice Cubes. Obsessed.

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 Cry A Lot. I'll Cry Because I See A Person Walking Down The Street Looking Lonely.

I Am Not A Rodeo Clown, Like, "everything Is Awesome!" I Really Worked Hard On Myself And Things And Struggled To Get To A Good Place, To A Better Place.

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

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.

Kissing In The Movies Is A Real Art - Figuring Out Where To Put Your Heads So It Looks Good On Camera. I Have Had Other Co-stars Who Couldn't Work That Out, Which Made It A Lot Harder For Me.

I Like So Many Different Kinds Of Chick Flicks. I Like Rom-coms, I Like Female Friendship Movies.

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 Decided Very Early On That It Took Too Much Of My Energy To Pretend To Be Someone Else. People Will Make Up Their Minds About Me Whatever I Do Or Say, But At Least I Know I Am Being True To Myself.

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.

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

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

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.

Life Is Not About Focusing On The Obstacles. It's About How You Handle Them, And Whether You Get Enlightenment Or Levity From The Way You Do It

A Thank-you Can Be Just As Meaningful As A Soulful Ten-page Message.

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.

As I've Gotten Older, I've Really Wanted To Find More Balance And Calm.

I'm Not After Fame And Success And Fortune And Power. It's Mostly That I Want To Have A Good Job And Have Good Friends; That's The Good Stuff In Life.

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And People Say It All The Time: 'you're A Celebrity.' No, I'm An Actor. I'm A Producer. I'm A Director. I'm A Toad. I'm Roadkill. I'm Anything But A Celebrity.

I Never Want To Get To The Point Where It's All About My Needs, And The Hell With Anybody Else.

I Think Chemistry Is Finding Something You Love About A Person And Then Transfering It To An In Love Kind Of Thing.

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.

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

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

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.

My Life Is So Different Than I Thought It Would Be.

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.

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.

I Have Certainly Had My Share Of Long-distance Love Affairs.

Families In Real Life Don't Tend To Resolve Things Neatly.

Different Cocktails For Different Saturday Nights.

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.

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

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.

A Lot Of My Business Is About Protecting Creativity.

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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