Drew Barrymore recently welcomed a baby girl named Olive, but the actress has admitted that taking a break from her career after her directorial debut “Whip It” was released was a difficult decision to make. The actress took a year long break to India where she realized that she was ready to go in a new direction and she tried not to worry about being single because she felt that she would meet someone in the future:
“It freaked me out. I was afraid to let go. But with great risk comes great reward. We always wonder (when single), ‘Where is this person? Oh my God, I’m lonely; what’s my future?’ But eventually you’ll meet somebody, and this time will be gone. And you will kick yourself for not enjoying it. For me, that year was a great investment. It made me realise, I’m ready for something different.”
Drew believes that year has been very beneficial to her and her family life because she can now understand how to try to make her husband and child happy because she’s already had time to figure out her own happiness:
“Had I not carved out that time for myself, I don’t know if I’d be as happy trying to figure out what makes my husband happy and how to be a good mom. I needed to be on my own and do my own thing.”
