Drew Barrymore wishes she could change "everything" about her past
The three-times married star - who first took drugs at just 10 years old and subsequently checked into rehab numerous times - has some regrets about her previous conduct, but also appreciates her mistakes because they made her the person she is today.
4 September 2015
Asked what she would change about the past, she said: "Probably everything but if you're happy with your life today, you have to be appreciative of every single moment that led you to get here."
The 39-year-old actress - who has daughters Olive, three, and Frankie, 16 months, with husband Will Kopelman - feels "lucky" she had her "experimental phase" in the 90s, rather than today as the world is "much worse" now.
She said: "Most people go through an experimental phase in their lives but it isn't public.
"I had to learn a lot of lessons on my own. But I was never a bad person, I never f***ed anyone over.
"I feel very lucky that it happened then. This is a much worse world to go through anything now. I'm like a quiet, boring church mouse now."
The 'Miss You Already' actress - who shot to fame appearing in 'E.T.' when she was just six years old - admits people approach her with a sense of familiarity because she has grown up in the public eye.
She told Red magazine: "I'm Norm from 'Cheers'. I walk into a place and everyone says, 'Hi Norm'. It's just what my life is."
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