Drew Barrymore continues her non-stop media blitz to promote her movie, Whip It.   Now she’s on the cover of this week’s Parade.   But she’s not getting frisky with Ellen Page in this family-friendly publication.  Drew looks like a totally typical innocent American girl.

The interview with her is frankly just weird.  It totally plays on Drew as damaged goods.  Granted, she has had a lot of damage, but I think that it paints an obnoxiously fragile picture of little Gertie.  Although she herself is responsible for that, given some of her comments.  Here are some highlights.

On whether she’s 100% sober:

No, I’m not…And I don’t claim to be—quite the opposite. I’ve tried to find the balance. I hope it’s balanced.

On whether she’s single or not:

I don’t know…I’m not anything. Sexual love is secondary to me right now. 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. It’s just not about the mother baggage. It’s not about the boy. It’s about something completely different, and it’s very refreshing. I’m trying to understand it and relish it.

On making the choice to be happy:

It feels as if I’m willing myself to be happy. I do feel as if I am thrusting myself forward all the time. Nancy, who runs my company and is my favorite person I’ve met in my life so far, had on her refrigerator the sign HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE. When I first saw it, I thought, ‘That is so simple and yet complex and wise.’ As you can see, I get verklempt just talking about it.

I am surprised to hear that she’s not sober, I always thought she had stayed clean.  Hopefully she doesn’t struggle as much with her addictions anymore.  Anyhow, you can read the whole interview here.

Photo Source:  Parade, PopSugar

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