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WE'RE RIDIN' IN CARS WITH.... DREW BARRYMORE
As the day progressed and we all learned that the U.S. was bombing Afghanistan and the Emmy awards, to have been held that night, were again cancelled, the young star took on a much more serious and thoughtful demeanor. She talked about her film but she also gave us her life philosophy and poured her heart out to us. AGW: Should we interview Flossie a little too because she's a rescue doggie? Drew: Sure! I rescued her and she rescued me right back. (Drew is referring to the fire in her home earlier in the year. Flossie woke up Drew and hubby Tom Green and they were all able to get out safely). AGW: Does any of this character's wild youth remind you of any of your own experiences? Drew: Yeah, I related to Bev in that we were both considered bad girls for such different reasons. For me, I sort of fell on my face in front of everybody and because Bev got pregnant in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1965 at 15 and that's a no-no. To work from that place and know you're not a bad person and that you have dreams and goals and things you would like to accomplish and give out into the universe, it's a very strange place to work from when everyone thinks you're a freak. But, there's a fun challenge in it as well so I really respected that and related to her on that level. AGW: When you played her at 35, is any of that how you see yourself at that age? Drew: In a few ways, yes. The way that I loved my son
and the amount of pride and love and the deep connection and partnership
that I felt with him. I can only hope to feel that way when I'm a mother.
I can only hope to have a son that is so extraordinary. In many ways,
I imitated my own mother. I did little things that my mother did when
I was growing up. My mother always strokes the back of my head and so
I do that to Adam (Garcia who plays her son Jason) all the time and she
was constantly putting on lipstick which was so irritating to me growing
up so I did that a lot with Bev. It was interesting being in my mother's
shoes for the first time because I found myself respecting her. When I
first started to film I more related to Jason's character because I had
seen my whole life from a child's perspective towards my single mother.
It made me have a lot of room for forgiveness because I had to grow up
and become a woman and mother myself. This film really did make me grow
up a lot. Note: At this point in the interview, we had just been told that the U.S. was bombing Afghanistan and the Emmy awards were cancelled. Drew was shaken. Her honest responses to our questions are those of a young American woman reacting to the same crisis situation that we all are facing daily. The conversations quickly shifted to dealing with those challenges. AGW: Drew, you're hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. Are you flying there? Drew: I'm not sure. We're taking everything minute by minute and hour by hour because it's at the place where even day by day is too broad. AGW: How do you think Hollywood will move forward from the disaster and current events? Drew: Well, I think that when events like this happen you start to believe that you're the most trivial person on the planet and this morning I did not know how to do my job and it took a lot of guidance and courage to be able to go on with the day because I have no right to be speaking about anything right now, I feel. Someone I respect said that this is going to be an ongoing thing and we're gonna have to figure out how to live in that and, when you don't know how to do your job then you must relearn how to do your job. Press junkets are something that come to me so naturally. I've done so many of them and I really enjoy them and I try to make fun with them. This is not that time. This is not that case. I've never done this. I've never worked in a time of war. I'm not experienced in this and I'm gonna have to be learning to live my life amongst an entire planet of people who are trying to figure it out. This is a very unsafe….it's very unsafe when you don't know how to function and I look to all the people who inspire me. Hopefully, I'm gonna have to trust myself on certain things which is very scary because you don't know if you'll to the right thing. AGW: Is there a business as usual? Drew: I read and I studied all the films that had come out during World War II and Vietnam and it was interesting to see that this particular industry still functioned and there was a need for it. Whether it be the escapism in entertainment or to have extraordinary stories to relate to. That very same person who inspires me said that there is a reason that this film is coming out at this time because it's about needing to hear and say 'I love you'. And if there's one thing that we come to learn though what's happened is that 'I love you' are the three most profound words that we have and I think that everyone who is good on this planet is being so kind and gentle and patient with each other. I expect that films will start to reflect that and maybe they will go back to a softer, more romantic gentler side and I would love to see that happen, very much so. AGW: Since September 11th, In your own relationships with people, have you seen that things have changed on every level?
AGW: Was reaching for love why you wanted to do this film? Drew: If there was any reason why I wanted to do this film so badly is because of how honestly it looked at how we behave. (I wanted to be) daring and face the unlikeabilities at times that this film goes into because we go there as human beings and how embarrassed we become because of them and how much we don't want to admit to people and therefore it doesn't get talked about. I loved that this film goes there. (When Bev says she's not sure if she loves her son) That was very scary to do because she is so unlikable at that moment and yet she made me look at myself and I question if I love people at times and I have selfish moments and it's made me like see myself more honestly. AGW: If you were to give advice to actors talking to the press what would it be? Drew: I would just say be honest, the truth does set you free. It's scary, it opens room for judgement which is why people fear doing it but when you're yourself it's so much easier. You don't have to hide behind something or keep an act up. It's much more relaxed. And enjoy it and have fun with it and realize how incredibly fortunate we all are. It's you who has the choice of how much you can enjoy your day or your life. You can kick through the day and be miserable and complain or you can thank God for each breath and make fun of it and put the joy in it and make it celebratory. It's really up to you. AGW: What is the one thing that you hope the teen audience takes away from this film? Drew: I hope that they will be glad that there is such an honest portrayal of family out there which is something that every single person on this planet is bonded in. We all have a family so that's very universal and relatable. AGW: Where do you stand on a Charlie's Angels sequel? Drew: We're working on it right now. AGW: What's in your tape or DVD player right now? Drew: I think it might be Salvador with James Woods (who plays her dad in the film). It's a great movie. AGW: Favorite movie? Drew: I would say Annie Hall.
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When
we think of perky star Drew Barrymore, sunshine and giggles come to mind
rather than her troubled past that became so public a few years ago. She's
headlining her first seriously dramatic role in Riding in Cars With
Boys, the anticipated film based on the best-selling autobiographical
novel by Beverly Donofrio. When our entertainment reporter Lynn b. interviewed
the young actress/producer recently in Los Angeles, she looked the part;
wearing huge gold hoop earrings, and fluffy blouse with big flowers. She
even brought along her yellow lab mix rescue dog Flossie. 
Drew:
Absolutely. There's an extraordinary article in the New York Times about
young people in New York and how they've believed that they were living
the high life in the most cosmopolitan city in the world and being single
and having a freeing and fun social life. Those very same people right
now are sleeping on their friend's couches because they don't want to
be alone. (Almost crying) I have appreciated everyone I have in my life
like I never have before and, like this film love does not come necessarily
in the package that you would expect it does or hope it does. So, you
look to those that love you and the family you have with all its dysfunctions
and you accept them and you gravitate towards that. This film is about
that and, because of this film, I spent Christmas with my mom this year
and we haven't spent ten Christmases together so I thank God for stories
like this that make you a better, more open and accepting person and let
that love out and get it back. 