Being a Barrymore didnt 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. – Drew Barrymore

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 Im going to survive. – Drew Barrymore