I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen. Drew Barrymore More Quotes by Drew Barrymore More Quotes From Drew Barrymore In a world and a life that moves so fast, photography just makes the sound go out and it makes you stop and take a pause. Photography calms me. Drew Barrymore photographysoundmoving If you’re 35 and single and it’s a choice, it feels fine. So I didn’t settle with the wrong person yet. Big deal! Drew Barrymore wrong-personsettlingchoices 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. Drew Barrymore kissingfocuslaughing 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. Drew Barrymore gratefulkingsinspirational I never act my characters - I am them. Drew Barrymore character 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. Drew Barrymore insecureinsecurityalternatives I'm a total control freak and love to participate in the design of every single aspect of life. Drew Barrymore freakdesignand-love I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect. Drew Barrymore blown-awaywantpeople Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage. Drew Barrymore permanent-thingstattoosometimes I really want to understand the mind so I can be more comfortable with the way people are. Being comfortable with people is incredibly important. Drew Barrymore importantmindpeople I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. Drew Barrymore valentines-dayromancelove My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world. Drew Barrymore whole-lifeskinsworld 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. Drew Barrymore throwing-upgirlfriendwant 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. Drew Barrymore dreamrainnight 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. Drew Barrymore next-daygood-dayreality 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 powerfulkidsthinking 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. Drew Barrymore wantfunthinking 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. Drew Barrymore bookpeoplethinking When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably fear it, in a sense, too. There's a danger to feeling like an adult... like this whimsical kid in you is going to die or something. And then all of a sudden, one day you kind of feel like an adult and it's really nice. Drew Barrymore nicekidsthinking 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 imperfectionstrongercharacter
