Incredible Women
Drew Barrymore’s golden rules
From the moment she melted hearts playing Gertie, aged seven, in Steven Spielberg’s iconic E.T., audiences couldn’t help but fall in love with DREW BARRYMORE. Here, the 42-year-old actress, producer, director and author shares the rules that have helped her become a Hollywood great
Get a BIRDBATH. I now have a parading bird show in my life; it’s AWESOME.
Keep a JOURNAL. If not for YOURSELF, then for your KIDS.
If you pass a BEACH, a lake or a POOL, JUMP in – even if you don’t have a SWIMSUIT.
Get a body PILLOW. Game CHANGER.
REMEMBER: at times, your way is NOT someone else’s way.
COOK, even if you’re not GREAT at it.
Always have a LANDLINE: it’s beyond INSANE not to.
Carry a single BAND-AID with you. KIDS. Blisters. You never know.
Get off everyone’s RADAR and TRAVEL as MYSTERIOUSLY as possible. Road trips HELP.
Keep a PHOTO of a HAPPY memory in front of where you brush your TEETH every day.
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