Drew Barrymore Interview With Barbara Walters (1997)

[@lornatw]

She addresses every blunt question with such wisdom and retrospect. What a boss!

[@reneleeuwendal8937]

Drew seems to be a lot more mature and wise at this young age than Barbara Walter's, who constantly picks on and tries to draw her out about the negative things in her young life. Drew took those negatives and made them turn her into a wonderful kind warm hearted human being. She is a prime example of "learning from one's mistakes". Very wise young woman as opposed to the older sensation seeking Barbara Walters.

[@G-Araa]

"So basically you are an orphan" what an awful thing to say

[@prof.joeyjawid5628]

I like how you felt it the way I see it.

[@Spice99857]

@@G-Araa she was telling the truth, Barbara's an orphan too, only in a different way.

[@littlebee8704]

So condescending. The assumption that she's young and can't change her life.

[@fearlessali2852]

Very true.

[@Sarah-jx1vt]

What an amazing person she is to respond to these awful questions with such grace and wisdom. In such a calm way.

[@mgparis]

Drew just spoke about how this interview made her feel attacked... Still, she rocked it with wisdom, grace and maturity! She's beyond amazing! SO much respect for her I can't believe BW asked her at the end "Are you afraid that you're going to mess it all up?" when all her answers were positive and optimistic - seriously, I have no words

[@retroraga]

Drew is awesome. God bless her for handling the bitchiest interviewer with so much honesty, grace, humility and class. Barbera Walters, you need to introspect on why you enjoy being so cruel and crass that you ignored every sign of maturity and grace with which Drew fielded your rude questions and barbs.

[@jaielevy5462]

She is the utmost educated, very well versed and mannered and extra bright. We are lucky to have her. !!

[@bernardboudreau9534]

I love your comment and very much agree.

[@utube0372]

You should see Barbara Walter's interview with Dolly Parton, it was such a horrible interview

[@shhh3185]

@@utube0372 and her interview with Britney Spears.

[@utube0372]

@@shhh3185 I need to see that one but it sure does seem Barbara is an evil person. Is she even alive still? I haven't seen her on TV in ages

[@downtoearth6962]

Behind her smile and genuine personality I feel pain and strength. She is a bright light in this world of darkness. I hope she knows how strong and beautiful she is.❤

[@kingdomwarrior1651]

That interviewer sucked. She asked her questions in such a condescending way. Drew is a champ for even staying and honouring her. At the end of the day, this lady needed that interview with that iconic being that is Drew smh. Barbara, that should not be ur occupation right what a life drainer smh. . But as Always, Drew was amazing and just awesome. Blessings to her.

[@user-xf2wg5re8j]

so true i’m watching this like wow why is she just asking these rough questions so straightforwardly and not even giving some feedback to her great responses

[@oldie-american]

Drew Barrymore enunciates each and every word. Something I must remember to do.

[@joelpineda4414]

Who’s drew Barrymore?? Was she’s not in any movie of Charlie’s angels??

[@alexandraaguirre1475]

@@joelpineda4414 Drew Barrymore is the daughter of Sophia Loren. She is a singer-songwriter. The girl from Charlie's Angels is Angelina Jolie.

[@annielane5621]

I can't stand Barber Wawa, Drew is the cutest, upbeat, extraordinary talented women. One thing I'm so happy for her turning her life around and sharing her talent with the world.

[@cindyreeves5048]

Why Barbara was ever revered for her skills at interviewing is beyond me. She is so ungracious, while Drew is being her sweet self. I could hang out with Drew. I’ve always liked her.

[@ericmdk]

Tell me your life story in 2 minutes while withstanding my barrage of snarky questions.

[@lsanchez187]

My thoughts exactly!

[@britt1953]

I agree, Drew is great! I think if she wasn’t famous she would be a great teacher or counselor of some sort. She seems very understanding and empathetic

[@ElisaExplores]

Agree

[@montacap]

To bad its all gone now . Every network is owned by Vanguard Group and there in Disney. They would never have someone around that will ask real questions because " They can't handle the truth ."

[@kylehollie]

Met this lady in a bar bathroom in Dallas in the 90’s … she was cool then, warm and down to earth , and remains even cooler today. Just one cool lady decades and decades… rather unique.

[@judd442009]

Drew's not on a farm but on a successful talk show. Congratulations Drew. You are an amazing human being.

[@AUTOPSY666]

Tom Green has the 100 acres up in Canada.

[@cheesecake134]

I do hope she gets her farm and her rain though. 😭❤️

[@meg659]

I used to watch Barbara Walters around this time but I didn't realize until recently that she's not a very good interviewer. She just wants to get into the drama and gossip and doesn't seem genuine and actually appreciate who she is interviewing. But Drew handles it all so well. I love this channel, thank you! I've been deep diving into interviews this week after watching her on Demi Lovato's podcast. I've always loved her personality and of course all of her movies.

[@hazelstreet1654]

Right? Shes so negative. "It feels like a dream". Barbra: "a BAD dream?" It's like no, she didnt say nightmare, she said dream. Then she brings up suicide. Unnecessary. Just brings up all this negative stuff.

[@discoduckling]

Viewing from through the 2021 glasses. Barbra was a very very successful and groundbreaking woman.

[@narellehoare6851]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@capturelifenikkibrockman3552]

Absolutely. Immediately into the drama of grandfather and father instead of interviewing a remarkable young woman that she has become. At the time it seemed all actors had to do this interview. How humiliating.

[@iwouldloveawestieoneday1980]

I respect Drew so much for this interview

[@joelpineda4414]

Yeah and in this interview, she was in her early 20s and now she’s becoming a successful person being a singer and a dancer within her lifetime

[@repurposedart9897]

The debbie downer tried so hard to bring Drew down, but it did not work.

[@minominmina5672]

The way she talks and explaines is like josie, of chicago sun times, the good writer. Shes really smart ever since she was a child.

[@DearEmpath]

Josie Geller, never been kissed… until on that baseball field!! Ayyyye, lol 💃🏽😁💕🤟🏾

[@backqueen8167]

Drew is so lovely

[@sharonleekeim]

Drew is such a beautiful Soul, I Love her, she's so strong. I wish her life had been easier for her

[@auroraong9023]

So young…so fresh…yet so wise!

[@zeniehudson7098]

Very interesting person from the beginning. Honest to the core.lots of wisdom for a very young person.

[@mackbolan6263]

The interview questions were mostly trying to draw out a negative response by bringing out previous negative topics but she responded incredibly well.

[@olgaoconnell1549]

I love you, Drew. You're so intelligent. Your verbal skills are excellent. You are unique and gracious. I'm in my 70's and I look up to you as someone whom I admire and respect. Thank you for being so special, Drew. I will forever wish you the very best. ❤❤❤

[@lunalove2222]

💗🌿

[@leahflower9924]

Yeah so I'm living my life I have my dogs and peace and I'm staying positive...ok drew but you're basically an orphan how does that feel? 🤦

[@JessLoren23]

Drew, what a gem. Never seen this before but in 2021, what an inspiration.

[@ashpasch6004]

Walters labeled her an orphan. Ugh. 😆. How rude. Glad you did good for yourself Drew. Or "Drewie". As Adam Sandler calls you. you are beautiful and you are deserving of such good things in life . I'm so proud of you have your own show . You're helping women of all ethnicities of all ages and of all groups globally would love it so much if you run for president. 🙏💗🌷. Blessings to you and your kids stay safe.

[@erniesimms1720]

Doing my research after seeing the heart warming Carson interview. She grew up to be 🔥

[@HeartFeelings.Sharing]

Oh my Gosh, Drew Barrymore! What an amazing, beautiful, wise, loving and brave soul! 🙏💖✨

[@seasonwalk5776]

What a beautiful person not just external beauty but also from within. She's an inspiration.

[@rindordrums]

Somehow, I got the feeling from Baba Wawa that her producers told to to make Drew cry because... ratings. She seemed to ask every personal question she could that touched on the painful parts of Drews life. And yet, Drew beat Baba at her own game. Good on you, Drew! What a sweetheart!

[@Shellybelly778]

I just love her! She oozes positive vibes!

[@GaiaReadings]

I love Drew! I met her in Santa Monica coming out of a prenatal yoga class 20 years ago… she touched my big belly and said look a you… how cute.

[@tnt01]

Cool

[@EvetteChi]

Drew Kicked BUTT here!! Barbara WHAT ON EARTH?

[@Keallei]

Barb brought so much negative energy to this. Wasn’t cool.

[@spike16965]

My all time favorite actress

[@sofalvarez]

x2

[@Outlawgirl63]

She’s the best

[@JesusOnlyWay-d8e]

i like what drew said about parents!!! you nailed it! and i can relate with drew as i myself was raised by my grandparents... my mom gave me to her when i was a baby and i never knew my dad but she said it so perferctly!! as long as their someone there to nurture you.. she is so beautiful!!!

[@EmpoweredADHD]

Amazing how this aged so perfectly. She knew exactly what she was going to do in her future, and she followed it to the letter. What a joy

[@lesedis9091]

I’m so in awe of Drew…I’ve always related to her and her characters but wow. ❤

[@Chuckles..]

I've always liked Drew because I loved ET and have always liked her personality. She's such a real and likable person I forget how incredibly pretty she was when she was a young woman.

[@tonier.3872]

OH WOW What An Interview Remember This Well What A Year I Was 27 During THIS Time... MS. Drew Barrymore, Did Everything In The Interview She Had Set Her Mind, Career, ETC... To Do SUCH A Success Story Became A Successful Writer, Director, Of Course Actress Has Own Show... THIS Goes On... AND Got Her Beautiful Acre Of A Farm With Her Daughters... U, Go Drew SUCH An Inspiration Blessings To Her Always Such A Beautiful SOUL PEACE Everyone 😯🥰🤩🎙️📺📻🎩🍷🎉📸🎞️🎥🎬💕🥰🤩😯📸🎞️🎥🎩🍷🎉💕

[@bernicesmith52]

she takes all these nasty questions with stride and answers them so maturely

[@dgb5820]

Agree Drew is an absolute beautiful soul, she is very kind to the interviewer with a deep understanding of group dynamics. Drew you are the real deal

[@radiantlove7136]

Barbara says she’s basically an orphan at 22?? Ok. She’s surrounded by friends that she loves and loves her which she said herself she considers family. Barbara was goin for tears

[@andrewrivera9625]

"I LOVE THE RAIN! " - DREW

[@victoriadanielis7936]

Drew is wise❤

[@JuliaRockin]

Interviewer is so condenscending 😏

[@KatrinaKatress]

Drew gave an incredibly great interview to these back to back rough questions.

[@Danuta628]

Drew - you are an amazing human girlfriend ❤️

[@JYAVIDEO]

Great interview allowing Drew to showcase who she was at that moment. Barbara treated her like someone adult enough to be accountable and also the awareness that she had experienced much much life in her young life to be noteworthy. I like that the met each other to have the same conversation.

[@lindacerulli797]

Drew your a beautiful soul may God always be with you you are inspirational.

[@Bidididi77]

I don’t think Drew has a mean bone in her body. Always admired the joy she gives out❤️

[@connie9302]

Awesome, I love Drew 😊

[@pasadena1994]

Why does Dru seem more intelligent and smarter in this interview as a young girl than she does as an older woman today? I don't get it

[@clairefraley5018]

I think it’s all in your head. I think she’s great and has embraced age beautifully !

[@JesusOnlyWay-d8e]

There are so many of us who are orphans whether single parents or no parents as long as we have people who can take care of us and nuture us that's all you need--- Drew Barrymore #Beautifulsaid

[@nataliepetitt6996]

drew is so captivating and beautiful, inside and out. she’s always been an idol of mine

[@annatassell]

It intrigues me the way, Barbara Walters interviewed Drew Barrymore! Were you ever perfect Mrs. B? I love Drew and the way she washed away the past! I love you Drew forever!

[@munci6474]

I love Drew and how patient she is with this rude interviewer.

[@melissasmith8592]

And Drew is an amazing mother bless her ❤

[@Outlawgirl63]

Her daughters are so cute I love their names.

[@georgiegirl110]

great aura.

[@sweet2008s]

Drew is such a awesome authentic person, Barbara is cruel and unkind. Barbara probably would never be able to talk about her own journey & flaws like this. But she asks questions in such a rude way

[@sasha219]

Drew completely outclassed Walters. Walters is demeaning her with every word that comes out of her mouth. Walters is obviously trying to get a rise out of Drew, whether it be anger or tears, but Drew doesn't give her anything. Though Walters uses that against Drew by making her seem dumb and out there. I honestly don't understand why Walters was so highly regarded. Her motives in this interview are obvious and obnoxious.

[@anitahardesty2163]

Babawa wawa is what everyone used to call Barbara Walter's

[@Crzybinet]

Poor kid U just wanna hug her

[@marty88ish]

Everything else aside, Drew’s haircut is beyond cute here.

[@sydo7647]

Good lord the intro…

[@Debra-fg2tl]

💙Drew

[@zouli1000]

I always loved this actress she is so humble and she still a child no matter how old she gets.

[@jailynrodriguez1188]

U focused on how drew ruin her life Instead u focus on how drew drived her life out of so many evil around her how she survived out of this cruel and judgemental world. She must be admired still she's strong enough at the very young age to face hardships and troubles in life

[@rombrana6311]

Here in 2022….. wtf !!! BW this is nuts !!!

[@ZoeThomson00]

Drew sips a glass a wine in her farm house, she looks out the window and notices it has begun to rain, she smiles. "One night it will rain? What's that got to do with it?" "I love the rain."

[@Crzybinet]

She is a wicked actor 😁

[@iamyoda1980]

Barrymore genes 🧬 🌟

[@Godislove2066]

I loved her in the Carlson show. She was incredibly lovely.

[@simpleplanfan011]

Barbara Walters is mad weird. Drew handled her better than I would have.

[@satuesday]

Barbara Walters is awful. She ruined Drew's final quote about the rain, it was so pretty.

[@debbieuronis3779]

What a doll! Johnny’s not bad either. I had a few laughs!

[@naniy143]

I Understand that smile. Pisces and rising Gemini. ;)

[@Lara-tm5nz]

I am Gemini and rising pisces 😁❤️

[@sidneystone2147]

Barbara was never one for "small talk". She was always a cold journalist.

[@aryanakurillo3536]

Truth

[@elainecoyle1279]

Love Drew!!!!

[@maddie10173]

“She was sexy in a Lolita kind of way” UM EWWWWW

[@eorozco1]

Drew had a lot of patience with this horrible interview.

[@beautybaby4660]

She’s so cute 🥰 luv her

[@bleuskye8124]

If you're drinking wine you are not sober 😂

[@abzfrezno22]

She moved so much forward in her life and intentionally. Readily. That she couldn’t even begin to look backwards or reverse progress just because Barbra spoke or asked about it aggressively. Barbra is known for whatever- cutting to the facts, but that doesn’t make her a good interviewer, only a good reporter. A good interviewer gets the information while respecting the make up of a person, and knows how to use proper social etiquette. Barbra tries to look like a saint while she makes others uncomfortable and then they are just spoken bad about if they lash out at her. The interviews would be entertaining if the interviewees lashed out, but this one is different. Drew knows social etiquette AND honesty. She had self control, gave the information to spread awareness, and left us inspired- not dramatically entertained. She left us pieces of knowledge and hope- she made this interview good for Barbra because of her own response. I love Drew and happy she is so sturdy in her character, so self aware, and optimistically hopeful. I love the change and love how the KZbin thumbnail for this is: Drew Barrymore interview with Barbra Walters. Walters’ name last and under hers. Drew is the star and she actually lives her life, not questioning others about theirs, as if we really had any right to look at it from the other ends of our glasses. Love you Drew.

[@hommeboy6097]

Her saying her zodiac rising is hilarious. Barbara's reaction 🤣

[@tnt01]

I know right.lol😂

[@phillipbrown9842]

Love her!!! For some reason I feel like she could play Britney Spears! They are similar in ways

[@light_and_sound]

Queen.

[@johngore7744]

Her last comment was wonderful.

[@diggerpete9334]

The interviewer just wants to dig up trash with every question. There is no natural chemistry between them it is just Walters wants to bring up the negative and controversial with EVERY question. She has contempt towards Drew.

[@shirleypolchies-snider4349]

Barb darling, lighten the effort up! Lol

[@lilythebassetpuppy]

I think it was crazy how (im the same age as her so put that in mind when reading this... she is Feb 22 1975 and i am April 29 1975 so 2 months difference, thats important for what i say next...) we ALL were experimenting with drugs and drinking in our teens, and yet when Drew did it, the world was like "oh no... shes lost her mind! Lets watch!" Seriously the only difference was when she started as a 9 year old. But thats not what was blown all over the world in tabloids. It was her teen years that was all over tabloids. When child actors go through their teens, its literally the exact same life as us regular teens in the 80s and 90s, but hers (and others, not just Drew) are publicized. Ridiculous. Also, imagine Barbara in any normal life situation where she insults your entire family. If she talked shit about my grandpa (who WAS my best friend in childhood), Barbara would be speaking her Rs correctly from the wallop id give her jaw.

[@paulw12853]

Please catch me up; did BW ever address/defend this interview? Or Brooke Shields' interview

[@tomk4590]

Don't you just want to hug her?

[@maxinewilson5175]

I would have ended that interview if i were Drew

[@patriciapendlbury2603]

All through her childhood and teens and even now she doesn't twist her mouth. I wonder when that happenened

[@hairiseverything]

"One night it'll RAIN?! wHAT'S that got to dO with it?" me at a slam poetry reading hahhahahahahhahahhhahhahahahahhahhahahaha

[@katemott748]

Looking back at this interview Barbara was a viscous and mean posing as a "hard hitting journalist" it makes me sick - now go watch the Brook Shields and Corey Feldman interview and see just how sick she was to these kids.

[@Yolandurquhart]

Barbara was rude, always has been

[@Sharon-kr1ui]

totally agree

[@Spice99857]

Everybody who hated on Barbara; she was not disrespectful at all to Drew; the whole point of these interviews is to ask personal questions, and she did, she was doing her job; and meanwhile Drew did not seem offended in the least, and has never bitched about Barbara once, but, yet, all of you do; grow up.

[@caterinascarcella]

Totally unnecessary to bring up drugs drinking attempted suicide posing nude and her interest in woman sexually. Barbara and you are perfect.

[@jagoffahole2365]

yeah, well if Drew was 17 then ofc she caught the attention of Woody Allen

[@EnterGoldenAge]

that barbara character's ev*l

[@harriss1979]

a true iconic boss bit6h! i wish i had the ability to shut down that an old shrewd raisin like walters at 22.