Top quotes by Drew Barrymore

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 'cause I'm too content being by myself. Votes: 61

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. Votes: 28

I have certainly had my share of long-distance love affairs. Votes: 27

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. Votes: 26

I love the very exposed, humorous, imperfect, never-trying to-pretend-to-be-perfect journey that I have been on in my life. Votes: 21

You're not supposed to look perfect while you're making babies. Making babies is the perfection. It's about feeling good in clothes and knowing you can get dressed up in the evening, work it for a minute, and maybe get back in a certain pair of jeans. But there's just no such thing as perfection. Votes: 19

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. Votes: 18

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. Votes: 18

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. Votes: 18

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'. Votes: 16

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. Votes: 16

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. Votes: 15

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. Votes: 14

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. Votes: 12

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. Votes: 11

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.' Votes: 11

The best kind of parent you can be is to lead by example. Votes: 10

My mother used to dress rather risque when I was a kid, and that sort of shocked me. I always thought moms were supposed to wear cardigans and flats, but she was in leather bracelets and minidresses. In hindsight, it was pretty cool, but I'm probably more conservative because of it. Votes: 9

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. Votes: 8

I grew up in a makeup chair. And to see the women around me getting ready was so aspirational. It's about mothers and daughters, a girl watching her mom at a vanity table. Votes: 8

I think some of the funniest and most artistic people I know are the ones who had a hard time at school. They often have humility and artistry. So, as much as I feel bad for kids who have to go through a rough childhood, I believe that if they can turn it around, it's going to make them better people later on. Votes: 8

I appreciate my journey, but I don't want that for my kid. Not any of it. It has nothing to do with whether I liked my childhood. I really did. But as a parent, that isn't the childhood that I'd provide. Votes: 7

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. Votes: 7

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. Votes: 7

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. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 5

Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I've always been a homemaker, like, I like creating spaces. Even if I stay in a hotel, I'll unpack, I'll put my books out, I'll put my camera out, I'll throw a sweater over the lamp to get better light. I am a homemaker. Votes: 0

I mean, I come from a hippie mentality where I just think to know someone, you need to look into their eyes. Eyes are so important. Until they start melon-balling eyes out, I won't be able to get to know someone another way. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless or strapless. And all of a sudden I was like, What if I just didn't send such negative messages to my brain and said, wear it and enjoy it? And now I'm more comfortable in clothes than ever. Votes: 0

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end. Votes: 0

I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don't accomplish anything. That's not me at all. Votes: 0

A few years ago, I bought an old red bicycle with the words Free Spirit written across its side - which is exactly what I felt like when I rode it down the street in a tie-dyed dress. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

A thank-you can be just as meaningful as a soulful ten-page message. Votes: 0

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.' Votes: 0

I think that being happy makes the biggest impact on your physical appearance. Votes: 0

From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death. Votes: 0

I'd definitely be the kind of parent who enabled my child's dreams. I'd just watch and nurture and guide them. I have the blueprints of what not to do... I think I'd be a good parent, actually. Votes: 0

I'm a total control freak and love to participate in the design of every single aspect of life. Votes: 0

My life takes me all over the world, and I know how hard that can be on a relationship. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm so in control of my life, you shouldn't dislike anything I do-because I'm not only in the best place I've ever been, but it keeps getting better and better. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Life's too short. We have to love each other. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths. Votes: 0

If you're going to go through hell... I suggest you come back learning something. Votes: 0

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey. Votes: 0

A fish may love a bird, but where would they live? Votes: 0

I did love horror films from the '70s and '80s. That was my sweet spot. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Celebrity! It's become the most disgusting word on the planet. It makes me sick to my stomach. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves. Votes: 0

The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person? Votes: 0

I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally an optimistic person. The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person? Votes: 0

I'm a bit of a control freak. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy. Votes: 0

I have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept. Votes: 0

I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself. Votes: 0

I'm such a profound believer that timing is everything; I would tattoo that on my arm. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day. Votes: 0

I do everything in this life-or-death way. Votes: 0

I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus. Votes: 0

I still feel like I have a lot to prove. My biggest burning question is 'How much more are you capable of?' Votes: 0

I am obsessed with ice cubes. Obsessed. Votes: 0

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows." Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows. Votes: 0

People are like moths. First they are ugly and awkward, until they break out of their shell and become a beautiful butterfly. Votes: 0

I always thought I desperately wanted a husband and a big family, because I didn't have it growing up. Votes: 0

There's a big world out there. Bigger than prom, bigger than high school, and it won't matter if you were the prom queen or the quarterback of the football team or the biggest nerd. Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it. Votes: 0

I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect. Votes: 0

God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped. Votes: 0

No matter what the genre, I want to see me and my friends. I want to see reality. I want to see what we're really like. I loved Bridesmaids. I thought it was the most honest portrayal of female friendship in such a long time. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I like so many different kinds of chick flicks. I like rom-coms, I like female friendship movies. Votes: 0

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time! Votes: 0

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Feeding a child at school is such a simple thing - but it works miracles. Votes: 0

I don't really get into architecture in the hotel room. But maybe a little Feng Shui here and there. Votes: 0

Beauty is so within. I don't care if you're the most attractive person on the planet...if you're not good inside, it will show. You fall in love with people from the inside out. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I know what the intimidation level of high school is. You're on a hamster wheel, running, running, running, trying so hard to fit in. It's all about how you deal with what you're given, feeling OK with being the odd man out before you're finally successful. Votes: 0

Happiness is a choice. You have to choose it - and you have to fight for it. Votes: 0

I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. Votes: 0

I have no regrets in my life whatsoever. Votes: 0

I can't think of any issue that is more important than working to see that no schoolchild in this world goes hungry. Votes: 0

I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't. Votes: 0

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 Votes: 0

I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. Votes: 0

My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world. Votes: 0

My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm a carb queen. I'll always order macaroni and cheese, but I don't want it to be fancy. I want it to be as close to Kraft Services as it can possibly get! Votes: 0

I learned early on that family, as far as my mother and father, were not an option. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I don't think that I have any musical talent. Votes: 0

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. Votes: 0

When [my friend] had her kid, she was like, "9:30?! I'm not living in Barcelona. I need dinner at 6." I never got that until now. Four years ago, when I met her, I thought that was extreme. I was like, "I love Barcelona!" Now, I'm so mad when someone suggests an 8 pm reservation because that means we won't eat until 8:30 or 9 pm. Forget it! Votes: 0

I've been producing for 13 years. I've made a string of joyful movies with positive messages about comedy, love and romance. Votes: 0

What's helped me is having really good friends I know I can rely on. Cameron Diaz is one of the greatest friends anyone can ever have. She has so much love to give. Votes: 0

Sometimes you come to a point where there's nothing more you can do. You love and respect each other, but it's not working. So you amicably decide to part. I don't know what the future holds: a lot of people get back together after they break up. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child Votes: 0

I'm certainly not an uptight home owner. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. Votes: 0

I would love to be a travel writer. I'd be so stoked. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Different cocktails for different Saturday nights. Votes: 0

I have no internet savvy whatsoever, but I love researching things. The Internet is my library... beyond that, I'm completely intimidated by it. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I love jokes, but God, jokes can go so wrong. I have stayed up many nights thinking, "F**k. I can't believe I made that silly little joke. That was a disaster." Votes: 0

The older you get, the few slumber parties there are, and I hate that. I liked slumber parties. What happened to them? Votes: 0

Internet does not equal sodium pentothal. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The more you do speak from the heart, rather than thumping the agenda, people will listen or relate or open themselves up more. Votes: 0

My mother and I split ways when I was very young and have never really reconciled. Votes: 0

I've got Flossie dog, and she is great. She and I are still in love, 14 years. That's a relationship that works. Votes: 0

I try to be a good shiksa wife. I go to Central Synagogue in New York. Votes: 0

I don't cook, I can't cook, and it is really abominable to see me in the kitchen. I order in takeaway food or get my friends to cook because a lot of them are very good. Votes: 0

Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm not a very organized person for being uber work-obsessed. I struggle to keep it all organized because everything can become important and, when you have so many spinning plates, they sometimes can cancel each other out because you lose track of everything. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Sometimes get lost in the white noise of people's anger and being super adamant on one side or the other. And what fails to happen is that you actually aren't disseminating the information that you want to get across to these people. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I cannot live a life where I'm deprived. I'd much rather be five, 10 pounds heavier. With my luck, I'll get myself to that perfect goal weight, and I'll get hit by a bus. Then I'll be like... looking at myself from some afterlife going, 'You idiot. You could have had that agnolotti, dummy.' Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I have to say, if someone literally said to me, 'You're going off to a desert island, what is the one thing you would bring?' I would say, 'It's my concealer or you can just kill me now.' I've thought this through! Because I would find, like, berries in a bowl and make blush. Votes: 0

I still can't spell anything, but I can bust out two-dollar words. Votes: 0

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.' Votes: 0

Going back to Georgiana Drew and John Drew, and my great-grandfather Maurice Barrymore, and it was such a sort of circus of odd, interesting people that loved acting. Votes: 0

I've produced and gotten to do a lot of optimistic love stories, and that was so where I was at for 10 years in my life. And now I feel like, Okay, now I know how to do that. I want to get scared again; I want to feel the way I felt when I started my company, when I started producing. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Families in real life don't tend to resolve things neatly. Votes: 0

I looooove cookbooks. I cook a lot when I'm pregnant. Votes: 0

It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves. Votes: 0

I don't like camera trickery and editing and doubles and all of that. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, everything was so unplanned, my parents were so erratic, and my world was so inconsistent. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The people I grew up around who I really liked were quick on the draw. It always just wowed me. And my mum would make weird funny comments. I can see in myself her self-deprecating, hippie humour. I can't take myself too seriously. Votes: 0

I'm okay with the idea that slow and steady wins the race. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I find a lot of really hot people to be extremely boring because they haven't had to work at it. Votes: 0

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most. Votes: 0

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.' Votes: 0

I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning. Votes: 0

I've always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves. Votes: 0

You've just got to do the best that you can. Votes: 0

I think happiness is a choice. I believe luck is your attitude. It sounds like a really annoying bumper sticker. But there is such a great truth in that. You choose how you want to feel about what happens to you. I could have been a miserable failure. I haven't had anybody looking over me, and I've found my own way through optimistic exploration and fire-burning mistakes. I am a very happy person with an extraordinary life, so I must be doing a lot of things right. I really believe when you peel away the layers, the worlds is a beautiful place filled with beautiful people. Votes: 0

Everything I touched in the kitchen turned out crappy, no matter how closely I followed the recipe or copied the cooking show. Votes: 0

I took the stairs and felt like my childhood took the elevator. Votes: 0

My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis, Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

If I die before my cat, I want a little of my ashes put in his food so I can live inside him. Votes: 0

To be really great and interesting, you have to be a little crazy. I just don't think one comes without the other. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I always like worlds where you could be in several different time periods. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I can tell when an actor's forcing tears, and it's tricky because you then have to film it and edit in a certain way to skirt around the issue. Votes: 0

To be honest, I don't have data in my brain of how a relationship with a man is supposed to function. Votes: 0

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

You can never, never have too many books Votes: 0

I live for makeup and I like wine. These are my truths! Votes: 0

I love being single. It's great. I get to be who I am and do what I want and be with the people I love. I feel like I have everything and I'm very fortunate, and it's very rich fulfilling time in my life. Votes: 0

I swear to god; happiness is the best makeup. Votes: 0

When they [breasts] are huge, you become very self-conscious...I've learned something though, through my years of pondering and pontificating, and that is: men love them, and I love that. Votes: 0

As a kid I got to like hang out with Stephen King. That was like the highlight of my life. Cause I think he's the raddest human being ever. Votes: 0

You know you're putting a good thing out into the universe when you put on glitter. Votes: 0

I always leave a relationship with a sense of hope. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of time in my life dedicating myself to love or the pursuit of love or the understanding of love. And now I've stopped believing in happy endings and I've started believing in good days. Votes: 0

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." Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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! Votes: 0

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 Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I think I’m moody because I’m a woman. I can ask any man in this room, like women are just inherently like, moody or hormonal people. I don’t know how men deal with it. I praise them. Votes: 0

I loved Duran Duran's "Girls on Film" - it was really sexy and naughty and totally weird. When you're a kid watching that stuff on television you're like, "Well, we are opening up as a society!" Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I think its nice when people find love, because I feel like everyone deserves it. Votes: 0

I hate women who say they can eat whatever they want, because I don't relate to that at all. It isn't fair! I absolutely live for food. Votes: 0

Trust that things will be okay - especially if you put in the time and effort to make them be okay. Votes: 0

I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid. Votes: 0

Some of the mini-worlds that filmmakers have created are so ingrained in my love of culture. Votes: 0

I'm very homework-oriented - I'm a little Tracy Flick-ish. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I'm a very research-, homework-oriented person. Votes: 0

I try each day, each month, each year to become a better and better person and to be good to the people I love and let them know how much I appreciate them. Votes: 0

Putting your name on something and having no idea how it came about if someone else did all the work - that's not me. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

A lot of my business is about protecting creativity. Votes: 0

Nobdoy is solid and perfect all of the time. Votes: 0

As I've gotten older, I've really wanted to find more balance and calm. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Any acting roles will be few and far between until my kids are older and by then, who knows what I'll want to do? Votes: 0

I'm sure wine snobs look at me and think, how dare you. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I wanna smoke pot, but I can't, cause I'm too paranoid. Votes: 0

But in some ways, I'm like an old woman - lived it, seen it, done it, been there, have the T-shirt. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to work with Hugh [Grant] because I loved his movies. Votes: 0

When you become very ill - raise your head. You will definitely see the sunlight. Votes: 0

If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me. Votes: 0

I'm such a workaholic. I'm always thinking about work. Votes: 0

I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'? Votes: 0

I just didn't understand the American political system, and I felt really stupid about that. Votes: 0

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! Votes: 0

You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe. Votes: 0

I think chemistry is finding something you love about a person and then transfering it to an in love kind of thing. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Girls want to be with guys who have a sense of humor-it makes them far more attractive to us. Votes: 0

Everything I do, I do infinite percent. Votes: 0

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? Votes: 0

I always get nervous before a kissing scene. I make sure I always brush my teeth and eat lots of fruit and nice foods rather than garlic. I'm terribly self conscious. Votes: 0

I'm just learning who I am and how relationships work and how to make them function. No different from anyone else. Votes: 0

I feel like I came out of the womb and was punted - there you go, out in the world! Votes: 0

I definitely don't think that I'm hot doo-doo. I don't. Votes: 0

In general, people are true to their signs. Votes: 0

I never really had a childhood. I was around adults all the time. My favorite book when I was eight was “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex - But Were Afraid to Ask”. I was not afraid to ask. Votes: 0

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 ageing, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death. Votes: 0

I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are. It kills girls inside when they think they're letting their mothers down. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I believe you can be the person that you dream of being Votes: 0

I think video village is bullshit. It's like it's a breeding ground for people to nitpick and feel important. It's just such a weird dynamic. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Don't show your flaws. Votes: 0

I like women who like each other and empower each other. Votes: 0

My mother used to dress rather risqué when I was a kid, and that sort of shocked me. I always thought moms were supposed to wear cardigans and flats, but she was in leather bracelets and minidresses. In hindsight, I thought it was pretty cool, but I'm probably more conservative because of it. Votes: 0

Just when you think you're hitting your stride someone will shout "cut" and ask you to move your head to the left. It's such an awkward process. You try to make it passionate but it ends up being mechanical. Votes: 0

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and the hell with anybody else. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I can cook about two things. I can boil hot water for the only pasta I can make. Votes: 0

I don't think that life happens by sitting back and waiting. People hold their cards so tight to their chest. Life is short. Tell people you love them. What's the worst that's going to happen? Votes: 0

I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time. Votes: 0

I never act my characters - I am them. Votes: 0

I cry a lot. I'll cry because I see a person walking down the street looking lonely. Votes: 0

Young girls come up to me all the time to ask for advice. They see me as a survivor. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Women shouldn't be burdened by what existed in their past, we should all learn how to turn pain into strength. Votes: 0

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 Votes: 0

I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen. Votes: 0

I was born 10 years old. Votes: 0

Both of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don't be a people pleaser. Votes: 0

Once you've been in a mental institution, people are going to look at you funny. Votes: 0