Drew Barrymore Quotes

I'm not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body.

Really, what I try to instill in my fans is to be healthy and happy. I have no desire to be super-skinny.

If I like myself at this weight, then this is what I'm going to be. I don't have an eating disorder.

To be totally honest, if I could be thinner without it causing a lot of pain and anxiety in my life, I would be. But today the reality is my life is more important to me than my weight - and thank God for that.

I'm not going to starve just to be thin... I want to enjoy life and I can't if I'm not eating and miserable.

One of the things I've discovered, thanks to the Japanese, is that you should enjoy yourself. In the old days, I used to think: 'Oh, never be satisfied, never admit to being happy.' But there's no curse in being happy.

Being happy in your skin that's what it's all about.

I've been 35 lbs. heavier than I am now and 25 lbs. thinner than I am now, and both of those times were probably the most miserable times of my life. I'm happier now, because it is about being healthy, not weighing yourself.

I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been very few times in my life where I've felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.

You embrace your body in your thought, and you should delineate upon it thoughts of health, not of sickness.

I'm not going to let my life revolve around losing weight. I have other things to do.

I'm just grateful that my body is healthy. I want to be on this planet for a long time, so I try to eat things that make me feel good and make me strong. But I also love food and I love life: Some days having that extra bowl of pasta and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup means more to me than being thin.

I didn't want women to walk out of the dressing rooms feeling depressed and wanting a cocktail.

I won’t give up what I enjoy to look perfect. I want to find a happy medium between feeling good about my body and still having a beer and some barbecue.

I had to learn how to change my thinking because I can really get caught up in not liking my body. It can turn into obsession and it can be really bad. I think that when that rules your life then you miss the joys of life.

Negative thinking keeps us from enjoying life.

Do you have to think specific positive thoughts about your body in order for your body to be the way you want it to be? No. But you have to not think the specific negative thoughts. If you could never again think about your body and, instead, just think pleasant thoughts - your body would reclaim its place of Well-being.

You only live once, why be miserable? Fat people are miserable -- you are carrying 50 lbs on your shoulders all day, you get a disease called "pooped-out itis". Don't tell me that they are happy with the way they look and feel. I have to be honest, that is all I have.

There's no sense in making life seem like it's a struggle, because that doesn't make anybody feel better.

I really don't need to suffer. I can really become a happy person and still make good music - in fact, better music.

On a scale of one to 10, I'd rate my body confidence as a good seven. Everyone has their hang-ups, but I see my body as a training tool and I feel good about it.

I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can.

We participate and are responsible for a lot of the things that happen to us. If you hate your job, you are much more likely to get sick and die at a younger age than someone who's happy at work and has a nice family life and is mentally well adjusted.

I just say that at any weight you should love your life.

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.