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"Drew Barrymore has revealed that directing was a craft that she always wanted to pursue. The 34-year-old Whip It helmer has said that directing was a &amp;quot;natural progression&amp;quot; from being a former child star to an accomplished adult actress. Barrymore told Reuters: &amp;quot;For me, it was just a natural progression of taking everything I learned and putting it into something different.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s like being a bank and collecting all that money and never doing anything with it... I can&amp;#039;t imagine going into museums and or art galleries or being a painter or writer or musician - really caring about every detail and not doing anything with all that knowledge you&amp;#039;ve gained.&amp;quot; Barrymore, who recently admitted that she was &amp;quot;terrified&amp;quot; to screen her first film for director Steven Spielberg, has also said that she enjoys asking filmmakers for advice but strongly believes that following her own vision is most important. She added: &amp;quot;Oh yeah, I love collaborating with filmmakers and asking opinions, but I also think at the end of the day, you have to trust your own instincts. Talking to others or asking for advice helps you get a clearer sense of your own voice and your own vision of what you want on screen.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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