Anne Hathaway and Drew Barrymore Bond Over Sobriety and Daytime Dance Clubs | Drew Barrymore Show

I'm sorry, I'm having a thing. I'm having a thing with you. Everyone, we do have things with each other here, individually and together. I was privileged to watch Mother Mary. This is, this is not like other films. This is in a class of its own. I have chills up and down my body. How could you do? I know, I really do. I- Oh my God, you special soul. Because it's not like other films. Let me start with just the visuals alone. I've never wanted to end a film and call a visual arts house and ask them how they did it. I was flabbergasted by your performance in this film. When you start this dance moment, I don't know where it's gonna go and you're not given any equipment for it. That's all I'm gonna say. And it is one of the most cool, sexy, incredible scenes. And although I'm, the reviews are frickin' amazing. So yay on that. I mean, to be honest. I started calling friends. I was like, I think this movie might have been made for you, particularly, Harris. I thought it was made for you. I, well, I- Like, when I was, when I knew I was coming on here, I was like, absolutely. I was like, I can't tell you exactly what happens. No. But there's a very important Ouija board in this movie. And I was like, I feel like Drew has multiple Ouija boards. With none other than FKA Twigs. There you go. She's such a beautiful actress. Who is such a power. I mean, did anybody see Twigs' Coachella set? Oh my God. She's so cool. You did. I know you did. She's so cool. My vibe friend over here. Yes. So good. And Michaela Cole, who's my co-star in this. Who? I know. I have a note from her because she does not like to chat in public so much. She's a very reserved person, seemingly. And she wrote me a handwritten note to say, I thank you so much for stalking me to the level that you have. And one day we will be together. And she is so much fun. When I worked with Michaela, I just said, they're going to have to invent words for you. Yes. Because I don't think there's ever been anyone quite like you. That level of technical mastery as an actress, but also your freedom, the freedom of your brilliance, and then just the absolute vitality of her life force. You know, like every single weekend, we would be doing this in the barn every weekend, doing this very intense dialogue, these very intense characters. This movie is about, you know, a fractured relationship and kind of the way these two souls come back together to see if they can collaborate again. But every weekend she would go to like a techno club in Germany and she kept asking me to come. And I was like, I want to, but I have kids. And, or like, I like, I want to, but I have dance rehearsal. Yeah. And then finally one weekend I was like, I'm going, got a sitter, didn't have dance rehearsal. And we went and we danced at the club and it was so much fun. It was so good. You had me at Germany club and Michaela Cole. It was really fun because it was an outdoor, it was an outdoor rave spot. And it was like a former junkyard. And it was just like, it was so German romantic. Yeah. I mean, we used to go to parties and have fun. What kind of parties do you go to now, baby? None. Oh no. We gotta fix this. I know. We gotta fix this. We're always threatening to fix this. I know. I would like to. But I also think we need daytime dance spots because a lot of us can't stay up that late. And don't you want like, just like an 11 a.m. like just go dance with some strangers in a dark space and then like go back out into the day and pretend like you're a grownup. Yes, exactly. That's what I want. That's what I want too. I want daytime. I want dancing. And then I want to go to bed early and wake up feeling good. And be hydrated. Yes, yes. I, oh God. I'm so boring now. Like I really like. No, no, no, but here's the thing. I don't think you're boring. I think that it's different. But this is what I realized when like I stopped drinking. I was like. How long ago was that? A little over seven years. Oh my God, me too. No way. In this August. And what I realized. But I always say I'm not sober. That's not my thing. I don't pin that on me. I just, I have a poison with alcohol. And when I kicked that, it changed my whole life. Yeah. And one of the things I, and I'm sure you learned things about yourself. And one of the things I learned about myself was my personality has always had two glasses of champagne. So I don't need to have another one. Because otherwise then I have a third. And then it gets messy. So if I have one, it's like three. I can't stop once I start. I know. It's like a bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. What the hell did I do? And I was the guy who was like a private investigator every morning going. Where was I? What did I do? The next morning, fear. So we're turning this into an AA meeting, you guys. But it's true. And like, I have found a way to get my funk on when I want. My life is like, just, it's so different. Yeah. And it functions in such a healthy way where I feel good inside my body. Tell me like, what a decision was for you to just say, I'm making this decision and I'm allowing the blockade to come down or to channel a new road in life. Can I ask what it was? Yeah. We'll be right back.