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The ever-evolving Drew Barrymore

‘Whip It’ star shares thoughts on celebrity, girl power and staying fit

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“I'm such a good secret keeper,” Barrymore said, “that I'll deliberately forget things so I don't have the urge to tell them.” Balmain silk gown with sequins.
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updated 1:40 p.m. ET Sept. 28, 2009

Drew Barrymore keeps evolving — from star to producer and now director. But at her core she’s still the irresistible free spirit we all know and love.

On being a celebrity …
“I love my life, I really do. But there are moments I battle with it. Some days I want nothing more than a brilliant mask so I could look like someone else and go wander the streets and be free. I'm very peeved that Halloween only comes once a year.”

On exercise …
“I don't have the time or discipline or interest in having a perfect-10 body. I work out, I eat right, but I'll always be a little bit of Jell-O on a pole.”

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On her relationship with her mom …
“The main love story in ‘Whip It’ is between the girl and her mother. I am OK with my dad, but my mom and I have yet to work it all out. I don't talk about it because ... how do you talk about something you're confused about?”

On girl power …
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“I like teams — I like buddies. I don't understand women who are competitive, apart from positive forums like athletics. One person is a powerful thing, but a tribe is unstoppable.”

On her first fashion faux pas …
“Anything I wore on the red carpet in the ‘E.T.’ era. What was I thinking? Velour and taffeta, together? Oh, no, no, no. Now I think it's brilliant.”

On her first broken heart …
“That would be my first big boyfriend, Jamie Walters. Oh my god, I can't believe I said his name!”


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