Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with Whip It, a girl-power saga about a roller derby league in Austin. She recently shared her thoughts on the film — and her philosophy of life.
Drew Barrymore began her career early, and it has included deeds both sweet and scandalous. Her latest achievement is Whip It, a film that marks her directorial debut.
The film stars Ellen “Juno” Page as a small-town Texas girl who finds it hard to fit in with the locals – and finds escape by joining a roller derby league in nearby Austin. The film, set for an October release, is poised to avoid sports movie clichés and focuses more on a slice-of-life version of the story.
“I’ve stopped believing in happy endings,” Barrymore recently told Parade magazine. “I’ve started believing in good days. At the end of my movie, there’s honesty. There’s truth. There’s peace. What tomorrow will bring is still in question. There is a joy that’s earned by failure or triumph. All those things add up to teach us, if we are open to it.”
Barrymore’s philosophy of life is shaped by her own uneven youth. She’s well-known for having conquered both alcoholism and cocaine addiction before age 14. And, at age 16, she reportedly underwent breast reduction surgery – a procedure that has little to do with vanity, and more to do with insecurity. But, she has made her opinions known about other kinds of plastic surgery – mainly the kind that occurs above the neck.
“I just know it’s a slippery slope, and everybody’s starting to look a little waxy lately,” she told People. “I’m going to do everything I can not to go down that road.”
Coming from someone who had to grow up fast, Barrymore’s take on plastic surgery seems rather slow. But, with her naturally youthful beauty, that’s a good thing.
Whip It opens this Friday, October 2, at theaters nationwide.
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