Drew Barrymore whips it good
September 25th 2009 06:44
The Hollywood veteran sat down with Parade magazine and spoke candidly about love, sobriety and what she's learned about life in the spotlight. Her newest film, Whip It, is set to hit Aussie cinemas on October 8th. Here are the interview's highlights but you can read the whole thing here.
Why her love life is unimportant.
"Sexual love is secondary to me right now. I've spent a lot of time in my life dedicating myself to love or the pursuit of love or the understanding of love. But for the last few years, my life just hasn't been about that for me. It's just not about the mother baggage. It's not about the boy. It's about something completely different, and it's very refreshing. I'm trying to understand it and relish it."
On battling her drug and alcohol issues.
"No, I'm not [completely sober]. And I don't claim to be - quite the opposite. I've tried to find the balance. I hope it's balanced."
On whether she's comfortable in her own skin.
"I don't know if I'm completely comfortable ever. Sometimes I can totally let go with complete abandon - sing and dance and run around and not care what people think about me. Still, there seems to be this ball of stress inside me that I can't get rid of."
On the nature of true happiness.
"I've stopped believing in happy endings. I've started believing in good days. At the end of my movie, there's honesty. There's truth. There's peace. What tomorrow will bring is still in question. There is a joy that's earned by failure or triumph. All those things add up to teach us, if we are open to it."
Here's the trailer for Whip It, which Barrymore both starred in and directed:
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Why her love life is unimportant.
"Sexual love is secondary to me right now. I've spent a lot of time in my life dedicating myself to love or the pursuit of love or the understanding of love. But for the last few years, my life just hasn't been about that for me. It's just not about the mother baggage. It's not about the boy. It's about something completely different, and it's very refreshing. I'm trying to understand it and relish it."
On battling her drug and alcohol issues.
"No, I'm not [completely sober]. And I don't claim to be - quite the opposite. I've tried to find the balance. I hope it's balanced."
On whether she's comfortable in her own skin.
"I don't know if I'm completely comfortable ever. Sometimes I can totally let go with complete abandon - sing and dance and run around and not care what people think about me. Still, there seems to be this ball of stress inside me that I can't get rid of."
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On the nature of true happiness.
"I've stopped believing in happy endings. I've started believing in good days. At the end of my movie, there's honesty. There's truth. There's peace. What tomorrow will bring is still in question. There is a joy that's earned by failure or triumph. All those things add up to teach us, if we are open to it."
Here's the trailer for Whip It, which Barrymore both starred in and directed:
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