We love Drew Barrymore. The actress/producer is so grounded and successful, it's easy to forget about her troubled past, which allegedly saw her taking cocaine at the age of 12. Does this mean there's hope for Lindsay Lohan? We're not sure, but we hope the Mean Girls star can take some wisdom from from Drew, who's been talking about her teen years in the build-up to the release of new film Going the Distance, in which she stars alongside real-life love Justin Long.
Chatting to the Telegraph, the 35-year-old revealed:
"My hedonistic moment wasn't that tumultuous. It just happened at such a young age so it seemed way crazier than it was. Everyone goes to a point where they do stuff excessively. "And the majority of people bounce back. Some of them fall into the rabbit hole - I just got mine out of the way early.
"There were moments when I experienced tremendous pain with everything being so known. You're like, 'Can I f***ing f**k up or have an embarrassing moment or do anything in f***ing private?'
"If you're a 16-year-old and in high school and it doesn't work out with the guy, and everyone's talking about it in the hallways, it's the same feeling. It's all relative.
"I just wanted attention and sympathy. I certainly didn't want to die."
And look at her now! Happier than ever, we'd guess.
Chatting to the Telegraph, the 35-year-old revealed:
"My hedonistic moment wasn't that tumultuous. It just happened at such a young age so it seemed way crazier than it was. Everyone goes to a point where they do stuff excessively. "And the majority of people bounce back. Some of them fall into the rabbit hole - I just got mine out of the way early.
"There were moments when I experienced tremendous pain with everything being so known. You're like, 'Can I f***ing f**k up or have an embarrassing moment or do anything in f***ing private?'
"If you're a 16-year-old and in high school and it doesn't work out with the guy, and everyone's talking about it in the hallways, it's the same feeling. It's all relative.
"I just wanted attention and sympathy. I certainly didn't want to die."
And look at her now! Happier than ever, we'd guess.
