Author: Insight Buliu
In this life, blessings and misfortunes are conserved.
In this world, there are people living in heaven, some people live in hell, and more people live in mortal worlds all their lives.
There is also a kind of person who was born in heaven, but fell into hell without being worthy of the position, and once awakened, he could climb out with extraordinary will and stand on the peak of life.
"Hollywood's bad girl", Drew Barrymore, lived out such a legend.
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Drew Barrymore was born in 1975 into the prestigious Barrymore family in Hollywood.
Forbes magazine once commented: "The Barrymore family, with a history of 400 years of interpretation, everyone has a bad appearance and will act for generations." ”
But Drew's father, who did not inherit the glory of the family, was a violent alcoholic, and two months after the birth of his daughter, he disappeared.
The impoverished mother had to use the surname Barrymore to earn money. She carried 11-month-old Drew to the studio and filmed her first commercial.
All avenues lead to Rome, but people are born in Rome.
With the good genes and fame of the Barrymore family, Drew stepped onto the big screen at the age of 2.
At the age of 6, the big director Spielberg hand-picked her to star in "ET Aliens". The film later swept the global film and television market, and Drew became the hottest child star of all time.
After the film was made, Spielberg took her to church for baptism and officially became her godfather.
"It was because of my cooperation with Drew that I had the urge to have children."
In 1984, the movies "Fierce Fire" and "Stage" were released one after another. The 9-year-old Drew won two places in the golden globe nomination for best supporting actress the following year, for his outstanding performance in two films.
It was also that year that then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan personally received her.
Hollywood was shocked, and everyone said: Barrymore family has another genius actor!
Dating back 50 years, the writer Zweig wrote a comment to Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France at the age of 18, in "The Severed Queen":
"She was too young to know all the gifts of fate, and she had already secretly marked the price."
This sentence is also about the young and popular Drew Barrymore.
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Fame that came too early, wealth that came too quickly, and too deeply involved in the adult world made Drew quickly lose himself.
On the TV show, she talked with Jiro's legs crossed, and her hands and feet were all sickly precocious that did not match her age.
When night falls, her mother, who treats her like a cash cow, takes her to the night show and lets her flirt with men who can be their fathers at an old age.
"I'm just a 7-year-old girl, but I'm expected to make a mature gesture of 29."
She began to drink heavily, with one hangover after another, through one long night after another.
Then smoked marijuana, which was out of control and upgraded to cocaine. She became an addict at the age of 13.
Finally, the money she earned from filming in her childhood was squandered by her in the night show and drugs.
In desperation, her mother sent her to a drug rehabilitation center.
How easy is it to quit drugs, and how can a child's mind withstand the invasion of drug addiction?
She began to relapse, and even tried to commit suicide by cutting her wrist with a blade because she had no money to buy drugs.
By the age of 14, her children her age were spending their youth carefree at school, but she had entered a drug rehabilitation center for the third time.
Seeing her fall from heaven to hell, from an American sweetheart to a fallen angel, the media circle began to sneer at her and fall into the well, and the momentum was no less than the original praise for her.
"The world has always been like this, and as much as people like to make gods, they like to destroy gods. In people's eyes, I am a broken thing. ”
On his 15th birthday, godfather Spielberg brought a quilt.
She wondered until she pulled out a card tucked between the quilts that read: Cover yourself.
Drew, who lacked paternal love since childhood, has always regarded Spielberg as his father.
But the birthday gift from "father" stung her deeply.
Some people say that there are three major misfortunes in life: coming from a rich family, a teenager with ambition, and flying windfall.
Drew had all three of them occupied, and the evil fruits were swallowed one by one.
Years later, Drew, who was back in the center of the stage, recalled this absurd and eroded youth, and once said a sentence:
"If you're going to hell, I suggest you learn something and come back."
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What Drew learned from that 5-year hellish journey was written into her autobiography: The Lost Maiden.
In the preface she confesses, "It's about a girl who is no longer cute, the process of finding love and a way out." ”
From a child star sought after by thousands of people to a sister-in-law, 15-year-old Drew finally woke up to the fact that he had completely broken a good hand of cards.
The first thing she did after leaving the drug rehab was to apply to the court to sever custody of the mother who had brought her to the party.
She wanted to start all over again, but no director wanted to use such a tainted child star.
She wants to live independently, but as she herself says, "I'm not good at anything, and I've only done two things in the last 14 years, acting and indulging in life." ”
In the movie "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", 12-year-old Mathilde asked Lyon: "Is life always so hard, or is it only childhood?" ”
Leon replied, "It's always been so. ”
The reason why legends have become legends is that they can endure what ordinary people cannot tolerate, tolerate what ordinary people cannot tolerate, do what ordinary people cannot do, and finally become ordinary people cannot do.
To support herself, she put down the shelf of stars and went to work in a coffee shop, brushing cups and cleaning toilets.
She has been cursed by the boss for being clumsy, and has been recognized by guests countless times to ridicule and ridicule, and she has endured them one by one.
"This is the price I have to pay, for the fall of the past."
In order to improve himself, Drew, who had not finished high school completely, bought a dictionary and began to teach himself word by word.
She set a strict schedule for herself, reading, cleaning, and working, which are the three tasks that must be completed every day.
In order to return to show business, she began to exercise to lose weight, losing 35 pounds in 3 months.
Her perseverance and self-discipline went beyond traditional Hollywood perceptions, and many tabloid reporters even spread rumors that she had liposuction.
"I had a tough time, I didn't have a job because no one would use me. But I am thankful for these days, which have taught me humility. After losing everything, you can learn to be grateful. ”
Economist Danbiza Moyo writes in The Death of Aid: "The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, followed by now. ”
Life is full of ups and downs, and if you haven't been overwhelmed by the setbacks in front of you, now is the best time to reinvigorate yourself.
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After three years of dormancy and tempering, the 17-year-old Drew finally returned to the stage.
Despite only a few minutes of footage, she did her best to perform it.
The charming woman in "Desire the Tide", the sexy and seductive Dai Lan in "Thunderbolt Baby".
Because she understands that no one can escape the cause and effect of the world in this life, she must pay for the past.
She needs a chance to prove to the world that she is no longer the vase that only drinks and drugs.
"I'm back, with strength."
365 days a year, she spends 350 days on set.
Those who abandon themselves, Heaven forsakes them; those who help themselves, God helps.
Hollywood was impressed by her efforts and acting skills, and people slowly took off their colored glasses.
In 1996, the great director Woody Allen invited her to star in "Everybody Says I Love You".
The play became another turning point in Drew's life, and her role was no longer limited to the sexy bad girl.
In 1999, she started her own film company. The film "A Kiss To The Country", which was produced and starred by her, became Fox's highest-grossing film that year.
"First Love 50 Times", "K Song Lover", "Actually She Doesn't Like You So Much"...
She went from bad girl Drew all the way back to being the face of Hollywood romantic comedies.
In 2009, Drew starred in the film Grey Garden.
In order to play the role of the lonely little Edie, she hardly spoke to anyone in four months, just to experience the sense of isolation.
Every time the shooting starts, she spends 4 hours putting on special effects makeup and pasting 17 layers of chicken skin on her face...
In 2010, the film was released and shook Hollywood.
Drew also won the Golden Globe Award for film with this role and became a top actress in the world.
This year, Drew was 35 years old.
Exactly 25 years have passed since she last stood on the stage of the Golden Globes.
In 25 years, she fell from heaven to hell, and then climbed from hell back to the center of Hollywood, the world's most eye-catching stage.
She put back the clothes she had taken off, one by one.
Today, Drew Barrymore is not only an actor, but also a director, producer, studio owner, fashion brand founder, and mother of two children.
After the baptism of life, her eyebrows have long since shed the debauchery and debauchery of that year, and it seems to be full of tenderness and elegance through the years.
Chanel founder Coco Chanel said:
"Mature too quickly, and eventually suffer hardships, or be tortured, or be exiled." Then if it is difficult not to die, it will be full of anger. ”
This sentence is the best footnote in the life of Drew's legend.
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Dr. Barrymore's story ends here, but her revelation should not end there:
1. In this life, blessings and misfortunes are conserved. Enjoy the blessings that should not be enjoyed in advance, and eat the sufferings that should not be eaten sooner or later.
2. In life, setbacks and difficulties are inevitable. Don't be discouraged, go down, come out, can't kill you, will eventually make you stronger.
3. The years do not lose people with hearts, and the stars do not live up to the passers-by. It's never too late to change, just start, now is the best time.