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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Drew Barrymore

Kid

Language

Powerful

" 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'. "

" I never act my characters - I am them. "

Drew Barrymore

Characters

Act

" 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 have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept. "

" If you're not prepared, and you're not passionate, and you don't push yourself to a level of human exhaustion on every level, mentally and physically and creatively... I've seen directors who approach it casually, and they do somehow maintain better hours... but I could never be that guy. I am up and editing all night. "

" Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage. "

Drew Barrymore

Out

Tattoos

" Of course I want to look good in clothes. And it never makes me feel good when somebody who has an insane figure tells me, 'I eat whatever I want.' "

" A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message. "

" At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff. "

" I'm certainly not an uptight home owner. "

" I have no regrets in my life whatsoever. "

" I was raised in unique and trying environments, but they were also amazing platforms for me to have an extraordinary life. Going through hell as a kid made me sensitive to what others in this world go through, too. "

Drew Barrymore

Amazing

Hell

" A fish may love a bird, but where would they live? "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves. "

" I think the world offers so many wonderful varieties of obstacles, but that shouldn't be one for kids - is the worry that 'my parents wont be there.' "

" I think happiness is a choice. If you feel yourself being happy and can settle in to the life choices you make, then it's great. It's really, really great. I swear to God, happiness is the best makeup. "

" I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into a row of seats and catapults you into the air from the top of the Stratosphere Tower - then plummets back down. I ride it over and over; it's exhilarating. "

" 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. "

" California is an unbelievable state. "

" 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.' "

" My life takes me all over the world, and I know how hard that can be on a relationship. "

Drew Barrymore

World

Life

" I definitely don't think that I'm hot doo-doo. I 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. "

Drew Barrymore

Love

People

" 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'm a bit of a control freak. "

" 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. "

Drew Barrymore

Change

Help

" I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't. "

Drew Barrymore

Love

People