Love is only 3,000 miles and a racy phone call away in the new romantic comedy Going the Distance, starring Drew Barrymore
and Justin Long. Drew spoke about her R-rated romp and getting paid to make out with her real-life on-again, off-again flame.

Q: What do you like most about your character, Erin?
I just didn’t want to play a cuckoo, wacky role. She’s someone who can hang out with guys and loves women but has a spine and is funny. I relate to that kind of person right now in my life.

Q: What have you learned about how to make a relationship work?
Nothing! In all seriousness, I’m very excited to be in my 30s and not stand on my soapbox and brag about what I know. I’m not in on any brilliant secrets right now.

Q: How can you make a longdistance relationship work?
I know what I would want to make one work, like letters and surprising each other — things that make you feel special, like you’re part of a unit and it’s not a phantom thing.

Q: Where do things stand right now with you and Justin?
We never talk about when we’re together and when we’re not. It never, ever will be addressed. Mystery is sexy. But I definitely think it was a benefit that we knew each other so well. It’s very rare to have such an amazing chemistry with someone. That was such a blessing.

Q: So all those kissing scenes were just part of the job?
I was just lucky he’s a good kisser! The worst is when you’re kissing somebody who’s not and you feel like you’re working on your own. Basically, it was a real team effort!

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Actress Drew Barrymore, who debuted as a director with critically acclaimed 2009 movie
Whip It, is looking for another project to helm.

The actress says she is desperately trying to find a new script to start work on, but admits it has to be something she wouldn’t mind working on everyday for three years, according to reports.

“As a director, I’m really trying hard to find something I fall in love with again because it’s a really long, intense job that you work on every day for the next three years,” Barrymore said in an interview.

The 35-year-old star, who rose to fame as a child actress in the 80s, says she loves working as a director, although it makes her personal life seem messy in comparison.

“I have just always wanted to direct. My whole life has been sort of trying to hunt and gather information on how I could be the best director I could be, and I just want to grow and evolve in that form of the job. And I just love films,” she added.

Barrymore recently appeared in romantic comedy Going the Distance with on and off boyfriend Justin Long.

The actress says when it comes to direction, she is very fastidious and wants to know every little detail before going behind the camera.

“When it comes to directing I’m as fastidious as it gets. I’m homework orientated, I’m diligent, I’m disciplined and inexhaustible. But my real life is a disaster,” she said.

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This weekend’s romantic comedy “Going the Distance” pairs up Drew Barrymore and Justin Long.

We asked them about working together, challenging scenes and more to get a better idea of their chemistry:

Q. How important is the first kiss in a romantic comedy?

Justin Long: The first kiss for us in the movie was sloppy because we were stoned. It was so easy to do because we are so comfortable. Sometimes it can be a surprise when you’ve just met someone.

Drew Barrymore: I was just lucky because he’s a good kisser. Thank God! The worst is when you’re trying to kiss someone who’s not a good kisser and you’re trying to make it look good. You feel like you’re working on your own. At least this was a real team effort.

What was the most challenging scene?

DB: One of the challenges I was most excited about was doing the drunk scene. We focused on what type of drunk is she, what we could ad lib and what could be spontaneous. If you were really angry, how would you let loose? It was like the most fun day at work ever.

JL: Some of the naked stuff was a little uncomfortable. But I think the most challenging was trying to keep a straight face. A lot of the intimate, sexual stuff-in a room full of 30-40 grown men-was a challenge.

Q. So just how important is it to have sparks between the leads in a romantic comedy?

DB: I find that films, for me, work best when you are invested in the whole group of people. I love films that have an alumni quality and you’re really into all the people in it. I love when the chemistry goes far beyond the couple.

Q. What attracted you to this film?

DB: I wasn’t in that place in my life where I wanted to play a cuckoo, wacky roll-reversal scenario. I wanted to play someone who has spine and is funny. I feel like I relate to that kind of person in my life right now so it was a pleasure for me to get to improv and work in a more free-flowing way.

Q. What’s the most cherished thing in your house?

DB: Any of my dogs.

Q. What are your top three movies?

JL: “Annie Hall,” “Back to the Future” and “Way Out West.”

DB: “Annie Hall,” “Lost in America” and “Sullivan’s Travels.” Those are some of my favorite movies.

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Drew Barrymore thinks she had ”amazing chemistry” with on-off boyfriend Justin Long in new film ‘Going The Distance’ and claims it is ”sexy” to keep their romance a mystery to other people.

Drew Barrymore thinks mystery is “sexy”.

The actress – who has refused to confirm reports she has rekindled her romance with Justin Long – thinks the natural chemistry between the pair on new movie ‘Going The Distance’ has made the film even better.

She said: “We never talk about when we’re together and when we’re not. It never, ever will be addressed. Mystery is sexy. But I definitely think it was a real benefit that we knew each other so well so the laughter was genuine and the struggles, we understand.

“It’s very rare for me to walk into a movie and have such an honest amazing chemistry with someone; that was such a blessing and a gift and I really felt lucky.”

The ‘Wedding Singer’ star also admitted she has experienced the pain of long-distance love – as depicted in the new film – but believes it is possible to make a romance work even when spending so much time apart.

She added in an interview with Australian newspaper Nine to Five: “I’ve been in long-distance relationships my whole life so I totally related to this as a woman. I know what I would want to make a long-distance relationship work, such as letters, surprising each other or making plans to do things that make you feel great and alive, and feel really special and think that you’re a part of this unit and it’s not a phantom thing.

“I think probably one of the real pitfalls of long-distance relationships, is the not knowing all the time and the inconsistency.”

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DREW Barrymore says she “let loose” during her drunk scene for new movie Going The Distance.

The actress — who stars alongside on/off beau Justin Long in the flick — admits one of the highlights of shooting the romcom was having the chance to experiment with ways to act legless.

“One of the challenges that I was most excited about was doing the drunk scene,” explains Drew.

“Me and the director really focused on what type of drunk my character was and what we could adlib and what would be spontaneous. It was the most fun day at work ever, because I really just let loose.”

Drew recently revealed that she insists on people sending her letters.

“I still write letters, I don’t want to communicate in a relationship via text and email,” she said.

“I love a letter. You are thoughtful when you write it and someone can read it and hold onto it and go back to it.

“For me there’s something very dangerous to have everything so instantaneous.”

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Hollywood star Drew Barrymore is not a fan of email, and prefers people to take the time to write her a letter instead. The Music and Lyrics star, who refuses to confirm speculation that she has again rekindled her romance with on-off boyfriend Justin Long, thinks it is more meaningful to
pen a note, instead of sending an email or other electronic communication, reports entertainment website

“I don’t want to communicate via email. You are thoughtful when you write it and someone can read it and hold onto it and go back to it,” Barrymore said. “For me, there’s something very dangerous to have everything so instantaneous.”

The 35-year-old star admitted that she listens to music in cassette tapes, use a typewriter and shoot movies on film rather than digitally. She pines for a time in the past, when people were more formal.

“There’s a part of me that misses the grace and formalities of the past, like when gentlemen wore hats and opened doors,” she says.

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