This month in JANE, Drew Barrymore has lots to say

-Neil Yoshida This month's JANE cover girl is none other than Drew Barrymore and man does this chick have loads to share. Fresh from our inbox is the official press release and comments from the interview. Drew Barrymore talks to Jane magazine on her past failed marriages and whether she will ever remarry: “If I had known what I know now, I would say to myself, ‘Do not get married before you’re 30, and be together a minimum of five years first. That’s just for me—not my love advice for the world. I feel like I’m the least authoritative person to talk about marriage, because I sorta screwed that whole thing up. As they say, I ‘screwed the pooch’ on marriage. But I never put rules or guidelines on my life. It’s certainly not something I desire one bit right now, but I would like to in the future.” Full press release after the click MORE... photo credit: Carter Smith ACTRESS DREW BARRYMORE TALKS ABOUT FAILED MARRIAGES, AN UNSTABLE FAMILY LIFE AND BEING OVERTLY SEXUAL In the (new) March issue of Jane magazine On newsstands February 27th nationwide (February 19, 2007 New York, NY) Drew Barrymore talks to Jane magazine on her past failed marriages and whether she will ever remarry: “If I had known what I know now, I would say to myself, ‘Do not get married before you’re 30, and be together a minimum of five years first. That’s just for me—not my love advice for the world. I feel like I’m the least authoritative person to talk about marriage, because I sorta screwed that whole thing up. As they say, I ‘screwed the pooch’ on marriage. But I never put rules or guidelines on my life. It’s certainly not something I desire one bit right now, but I would like to in the future.” Following are other comments from Drew Barrymore’s interview found in the March issue of Jane: ON HER UNSTABLE FAMILY LIFE…“I’ve got one wacky family…I understood early that we were not going to have stability. You just have to find your own way and not sit in shit and cry about what you think you don’t have. Get over it.” ON FLASHING DAVID LETTERMAN ON NATIONAL TV…“I’m thrilled I did that, but no way would I do it now. Man, I was such a sexual, free, fucking nudist little bird running around. I love it. I’m still sensual, but I’m much more modest now. But I think I’ll always be a bit of a wood nymph when it comes to sexuality. It’s like, ‘Fuck it, be free and have the most fun you can.’ ” ON HER FATHER AND GROWING UP WITHOUT HIM…“My dad was a free bird and didn’t want to be a dad—he was gone from the start. Somehow I grasped that as a kid and didn’t hate him for it. I still don’t. I loved the way he was such a lover of things. I would visit him, and he’d talk about how when he went on his 4 a.m. walk, he could feel the blades of grass under his feet and could tell which ones were broken. When he said that, it brought up an emotion of, ‘I’m just glad there’s someone in the world like this—a real free spirit.’ Even though he was a hippie, he was a fuckin’ rascal. I like that combination because I can only take peace and meditation for so long. I want a little bit of mischievousness.” ON STAYING ACTIVE…“I’m such a workaholic and so fucking on fire all the time, it bewilders the shit out of me…If you’re interested in something, you have to act on it. When you get ideas, don’t just let them be fleeting thoughts that flow into the universe, so that later you look back and think, ‘God, I wish I had done something about that.’ Just go for it and never be afraid.” ON BEING THE GODMOTHER OF FRANCES COBAIN, DAUGHTER OF COURTNEY LOVE AND KURT COBAIN…“Courtney and I have not seen each other in a while, so I haven’t had the pleasure of being in Frances’ life for a few years. That’s a great loss for me, and I hope to reconnect with her.” ON HER MOTHER…“I think my mom is a good person. Maybe we haven’t had a traditional relationship, but as I get older, I’m able to enjoy her more, because I’m not looking at her as a mom but more as a friend.” ON HAVING A FAMILY AND GETTING OLD…“I would definitely like to have a family one day. I don’t know when or with who, but I don’t picture myself alone and bitter…When I get old, I am not going to be wearing polyester pants. I’m going to wear old Levi’s and Birkenstocks. And hopefully I’ll have enough hair to wear braids.” 2/Jane ON POLITICS…“I wasn’t raised in a household that talked about politics…I’m a Democrat and a liberal but I will vote Republican if I think it’s for the better candidate. There are Republicans out there I really respect.” ON WHAT SHE WANTS HER KIDS TO BE LIKE…“I would love for them to become adults who have a positive effect whether that’s through kindness or if they are scientists or humanitarians or entertainers … if they give something back. The last thing I want is a selfish child.” ON HER FRIENDS…“Beyond any [romantic] relationship I’ve ever had, my friends are the ones who have been consistent rocks in my life. They make me feel like everything will be okay.” ON LEADERSHIP ROLES AND GENDER…“Men and women are extremely different creatures, period. The older I get, the more I giggle about it. But I would like, as an experiment, to let women run things for a while. What could it hurt? Just try it! If it’s as bad or worse than it is now, we could go right back to the system we’ve got.”