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Drew Barrymore: "Sexual Love Is Secondary to Me"

Thursday – September 24, 2009 – 2:17pm

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Justin Long, take note.

"Sexual love is secondary to me right now," Drew Barrymore says in a new Parade magazine interview. "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."

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The twice-married star, 34, adds that she's "stopped believing in happy endings."

"I've started believing in good days," she says. "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."

She also sheds light on her relationship with her estranged mother, Jaid.

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"I believe she will see the film," she tells Parade, referring to her directorial debut, Whip It. The dramedy, starring Ellen Page, centers on a girl's rocky relationship with her mother.

"I believe she does feel pride in me," Barrymore says of her mother, to whom she became legally emancipated from in 1991.

"I used to pull a lot emotionally from all the stuff with my family, but I did not do this movie to cleanse myself of the mother-daughter debacle that happened in my life," she continues. "I have been much more objective about my childhood and my relationship with my mother in these last few years. I used to be more attached to all that. I won't deny that the baggage was there at one point."

Learning to let go of that emotional baggage has made her feel like more of an adult.

"I've always wondered what it felt like to be an adult, because I've always had to mother myself," she says. "I think maybe I finally am one."

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September 25, 2009 - 12:34pm Anonymous Says:

She is an inspiration. I wish I could be more like her.
September 24, 2009 - 10:45pm Anonymous Says:

Vapid, and lacking any real substance.
September 24, 2009 - 10:20pm Anonymous Says:

I love Drew!!! She's such a talented actress and a really down-to-earth good person. I can't wait to see Whip It!
September 24, 2009 - 8:03pm Anonymous Says:

they have the same hairstyle in this picture, haha.
September 24, 2009 - 7:43pm more of the same Says:

Drew is a good actress, but just like Jen A, she's always the same character, very loveable, but slightly goofy, quirky, sometimes nerdy and always emotionally in need of something - at least in her more popular mainstream movies.
September 24, 2009 - 7:42pm marsh Says:

ewwww....nasty way to say he has a small dick...haha!
September 24, 2009 - 7:41pm verg Says:

She is so freakin' gorgeous, she's never looked more beautiful!!!
September 24, 2009 - 4:11pm Anonymous Says:

Sometimes you have to fail to truly know.
September 24, 2009 - 4:02pm Anonymous Says:

Great advise!! I didn't know Drew was so enlightened.
September 24, 2009 - 4:02pm Anonymous Says:

It sometimes hurts my heart to read these comments from celebrities on love. I know if they just knew the True Love of Jesus Christ, they would beam with joy and really know happiness - not have to put on a smile for the camera that is simply only skin deep. But I do appreciate her honesty.
September 24, 2009 - 3:51pm Dodgez99 Says:

Good for you girl. I know what you mean. Tv, cable and too many sex freaks played it out already.
September 24, 2009 - 3:41pm Anonymous Says:

Drew definitely gets it! Maybe she could mother the three Kardashian girls too? Kris Jenner has done lots of damage and obviously failed at being a true mother to them. Kourtney is only four years younger than Drew, but she is light years behind Drew in terms of maturity. By 34 I'll bet Khloe will have blown by Drew's 2 divorce 'record'.
September 24, 2009 - 3:35pm elle kay Says:

Can someone PLEASE EDIT THE CONTENT on this website???? "...Barrymore says of her mother, to whom she became legally emancipated from in 1991." TO whom she became legally emancipated FROM? Hello? Here, I'll do it for you: "from whom she became legally emancipated in 1991."
September 24, 2009 - 3:30pm bellaluna Says:

Love Drew. Very glad she's happy right now, and hope she continues to be. And what is with this website? What a pain it is to post ANYTHING!
September 24, 2009 - 3:10pm Nicole Says:

I like Drew. While she gets very 'deep' at times, she really has grown into a lovely, successful young woman. So she's had numerous boyfriends and a couple of marriages...she'll eventually get that part figured out for herself. It's nice to see she has really come out on top and still has a funny, quirky personality to keep the craziness of life on the lighter side.
September 24, 2009 - 2:58pm Ted Says:

Drew has turned her life around to a real success story. She is one hell of an actress. And I am sure all of her fans are as proud of her acomplishments as her family would be. She has earned a position next to her "Royal family of actors" Ethel, Lionel and John! All best wishes to this wonderful Young Woman who is a joy to watch!
September 24, 2009 - 2:50pm Chris Says:

Sage advice. I often seek advice from people who have failed for a lifetime at what they are now speaking about.
September 24, 2009 - 2:30pm Anonymous Says:

I love Drew!! She has grown up to be an awesome woman despite all she has had to go through.