Steven Spielberg remembers that the 6-year-old Drew Barrymore was an improv-pro on set of ‘one’

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Even at six years old, Drew Barrymore had a lot to say.

Director Steven Spielberg opened to work with Barrymore on the classic “A The Extra-Terrestrial” in 1982 during a conversation on Saturday at TCM Classic Film Festival’s 92ny event. The couple recalled their time together on the set where Spielberg said he was most impressed with his young star’s ability to improv.

“The camera rolled, and Drew said, ‘I don’t like his feet.’ We used it, ”Spielberg told the event, According to people. “Drew made up a lot of her own dialogue because she was irrevocable.”

The director added that Barrymores improvisational skills were “gold” and he continued to remember how the film’s screenwriter Melissa Matheson could also believe that the things that Drew came up with. ” Matheson died in 2015.

Barrymore, over time, shared the same mood.

“I can’t believe the things I came on,” she said, adding that she was surprised at how many of her improved lines ended up in the final cut.

The Tear-Jerker won four Oscars in 1982, including best visual effects and original scores. It was a massive hit that draws more than $ 359 million at the US ticket office at that time, according to Box Office Mojo.

Barrymore said earlier in a 2020 episode of her morning talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show” that she was the previous enough to hang a memorial from set.

“I have the red cowboy hat I was wearing in one, it’s in girls’ room somewhere and reminds me that I was 6 years old wearing that hat,” Barrymore said. “I’m so glad I still have it.”

Barrymore added, “When we are children, we don’t think anything will be important to us one day; We clean our room and throw things away. It’s nice if parents put some of theirs in their children’s rooms, so it’s a transfer of memories and energy. ”