Drew Barrymore learnt everything she knows from Steven Spielberg. The actress was just five years old when she starred in the iconic director's 1982 hit 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial', and the pair have been firm friends ever since.

The 34-year-old star said: "I've spent my whole life working with more than 60 directors, so I've picked up all kinds of tips. Steven Spielberg has been a big help. "He gave me great notes. He's a wonderful mentor."

Drew's relationship with Steven is so strong, she even pays tribute to him in her latest film 'Whip It', a film about a roller derby which she directed and also stars in. She explained to Empire magazine: "My favourite scene in 'Whip It' is actually the food fight, which is an homage to 'E. T.', when we had that big food fight in the lunch room." But the quirky star didn't enjoy shooting other scenes of the film as much. She recently revealed she was left black and blue when a training session with Detroit Derby Girls star Racer McChasHer went wrong.
Drew explained: "We were wrestling and rolling around on the track, one of our skates and both our body weights were on my thigh. I had a bruise that was a foot long and a foot wide. My entire leg was covered."

Drew Barrymore was left in agony on the set of Whip It - after a scene with Juliette Lewis turned nasty.
The actress donned her skates alongside Lewis and Ellen Page for the roller derby film, which also marked her directorial debut. But the 34 year old ended up nursing a painful leg injury when she took a nasty tumble. She tells Empire magazine, "In one scene I wrestle Juliette Lewis. Her skate and both our body weights were on my thigh, so I ended up with a bruise a foot long and a foot wide. There's nothing hotter than a girl fight."

Drew Barrymore has sparked reports she's dating funnyman Jason Segal five months after ending her year-long romance with actor Justin Long.

The Charlie's Angels beauty split from Long in July and has most recently been linked to Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick.

But Barrymore has reportedly moved on with How I Met Your Mother star Segel, after their pair were allegedly spotted getting cozy at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont on November 28th. A source tells Star magazine, "Drew was all over Jason ... kissing his face. He was on cloud nine."

Drew is currently on the cover of british magazine POP. The pictures inside are fantastic : click on the thumbnails below to judge by yourself. I also added the scans of "Young" magazine printed last year in Germany, and the really nice poster for "He's just not that into you".

We don't have the scans yet but a few pictures have surfaced on the web. Click on the thumbnails to view the gallery :

Drew Barrymore says Barack Obama made her cry.

"When I heard him speak about a gay person never having to sit outside the hospital room with their loved one sick inside, I burst into tears because so many people I care about are homosexual and it was profound to have someone be sensitive to that," she says in November's Harper's Bazaar. "That's the kind of world I want to live in, where we're not holding our own principles in judgment above someone or against someone."

Not only does Barrymore endorse Obama in the issue, she says, "It's the first time I've really admitted I'm a Democrat."

Despite her political affiliation, she says Republican candidate John McCain "is a good person, and he does care, but he has voted against things that are shocking as far as people's liberties and economic choices."

Barrymore doesn't talk about Gov. Sarah Palin, but says, "I think people realize the intention of the choice."

Although she voted for Al Gore last time around, Barrymore admits she didn't really pay attention to the voting process.

"I was raised in a family -- well, no family, really, so no one talked to me about politics or why voting is important," she says. "So my way to educate myself was driving around America and filming all sorts of people with different mind-sets.

She goes on, "I became an avowed voter and feel it is really important to engage other people in it."

Since turning 30, "my priorities have changed so much," says Barrymore, who split from Justin Long earlier this year. "I've been single for months now, and I've turned my attention towards my passions, my friends and the causes I believe in.

"I've learned to put myself second. I've had a couple of fun, frolicky relationships, but really, I got out of five-year-relationship and dated a few people here and there," she says. "Mostly it's been about learning who I am, not through a man, but for myself."

She goes on, "I've been spending more time with my friends and doing more traveling with the U.N." -- she's been to Kenya twice -- "and challenging myself with work. I'm so happy with where my priorities are right now."

Drew Barrymore, 32, has a completely new outlook to life after separating from boyfriend Justin Long, 30. "My priorities have changed so much," Barrymore told Harper's Bazaar magazine, People.com reported.

"I've been single for months now and I've turned my attention toward my passions, my friends, and the causes I believe in. It's been about learning who I am, not through a man, but for myself," she said.

The actress, who had a string of high-profile relationships over the past years, was now focusing on doing more travelling and her work with the UN.

Drew Barrymore explores the single side of life and is loving it.

After Drew Barrymore’s breakup with ex Justin Long, the young actress has gained a new perspective and insight into her life.

Among the tidbits of wisdom gained from the relationship, Barrymore has vowed to live her life unrestricted, in a way that is not controlled by a man.

"My priorities have changed so much. I've been single for months now and I've turned my attention toward my passions, my friends, and the causes I believe in. It's been about learning who I am, not through a man, but for myself," Barrymore told Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

Barrymore, now 32, has had a slew of high profile relationships, including director Spike Jonze and the Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, and is, for the first time, single.

"I've had a couple fun, frolicky relationships, but really, I got out of a five-year relationship and I dated a few people here and there," said Barrymore.

With the relationship side of Barrymore placed on hold, she is able to reevaluate her priorities.

"I've been spending time with my friends and doing more traveling with the U.N. and challenging myself at work. I'm so happy with where my priorities are right now," said Barrymore.

The young He’s Just Not That Into You actress is focusing her efforts on getting people to participate in the November election.

"No one talked to me about politics or why voting is important. I became an avowed voter and feel it is really important to engage other people in it," Barrymore said.