Drew Barrymore On Rehab, Her Ex And Her Estranged Mom

Drew Barrymore is on the cover of W magazine's April issue and inside she gives a revealing interview on her new role, her mom, her ex, and rehab.

On feeling liberated to play the darker character of "Little Edie" Beale in Grey Gardens, airing in April on HBO ... "I was excited to bring my own pain to something. I mean, contrary to my happy-go-luckiness, I have so much darkness in there. Playing Edie, I felt like s---. I thought, I'm afraid beyond anything I've ever known. I'm miserable; I'm scared; I feel sick all the time. And I was like, Good! At least I have somewhere to put it. You know what? I'm not f---in' happy all the time. I like making people feel good, but it was great not to have to please anybody. I was out there for myself and for her."

On how isolating herself to prepare for THE dramatic role as "Little Edie" Beale reminded her of being in rehab as a kid... "I got institutionalized as a kid, and I felt like I was back there. A lot of times I found myself unhappy and isolated, and the only other time I felt that way was when I was in there. It was absolutely trying to relearn to live. You are learning to become someone else."


On her 5 year relationship with ex - boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti of the Strokes..."One of the most, if not the most, important relationships I've had in my life. We're still very close. I'm just learning who I am and how relationships work and how to make them function. No different from anyone else."

On her relationship with her own mother being "the polar opposite" of a love story... "My mother and I split ways when I was very young and have never really reconciled."

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Comments

[Zengeist]

Pretty tough to live a genuine life with the kind of X-ray scrutiny that's today's celeb reality. Drew Barrymore has numerous accomplishments in a brutally competitive environment, and she's a just-plain sweetheart to boot.

[royevatom]

W likes to do the dead body with penetrating eyes for their covers, who knows what appeals to the photo editors and the editors. I am sure Drew didn't have a say in what was published. I think Drew is very human and an A list celebrity. Which one bothers you the most, perhaps she could just go away and be replaced by someone more appropriate. One hundred years from now she will still be beautiful, funny and entertaining to people and you, you will be dead and gone.

[starboy126]

I think Drew is Fab!!!!

[proudandtrue]

Her acting ability really nosedived after 'Firestarter'. Her looks hit the crap*per after ET.

[pangursperson]

I guess you only like them really young.

[dgscol]

She is a very bad girl, but raking in the money. I'll bet she brushes her teeth everyday, maybe twice.

[fregan]

She's looks like her great-aunt Ethel.
Drew has amazing theatrical genes going way back into the 19th century. And she's carrying them well.

[ChiGuy]

Love....her.

[Megley]

Not to be catty, but she looks absolutely sluttish on the cover.

[ChiGuy]

Meow.

[greginwva]

She's hotter than a fire cracker is what she is.

[Right-turn]

She looks good and has a sweet personality. I wish her all the best!

[PoloMarcoPolo]

I don't understand what the fantasy is about celebrities. Is it the fact that they have large amounts of money, or is it because their faces are on the covers of our favorite DVD's? All I know is that Ms. Barrymore is one person going through a struggle that does not need to be exploited to the nation. If I was going through rehab, I would not want anyone to know except maybe my mother, because I would not want the media to scrutinize my family, the way they do to Drew's family.

[seachild]

sounds like the Ex was the one who made the call...hummm

too bad, cause he was GORGEOUS!

[megsfrantz]

of all the hair colors she's ever had, blonde is definitely my least favorite.

[anonimost]

at first glance it looked like an old lady on the cover. i dunno the fried blonde hair doesn't work. makes her look too old

she's young and vibrant. picture didn't capture that. too bad she and fab broke up.

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

Drew looks better and better with age. She has had such a great comeback, and happy it really worked out for her, child stars aren't so lucky

[proudandtrue]

Once more, Drew doesn't fail to prove herself to be superficial and an avaricious media w*h*ore....one day she's licking a bowling ball, another day she's flaunting her new tongue piercing, then posing as a lost child with a heavy heart and airing her dirty laundry for a buck.
Doesn't change the fact that she's a well salaried mediocre actress with nothing to contribute to society. Nada.

[speakyourmind]

Unlike you and your enormous contributions to society...