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Barrymore 'scared to show Spielberg 'Whip It'
Published Friday, Sep 25 2009, 17:49 BST | By Tim Parks
WENN
The roller derby movie, which stars Ellen Page, is the actress's directorial debut. It was distributed through Fox Searchlight and her Flower Films production company.
The 34-year-old, who played Gertie in Spielberg's blockbuster 1982 hit E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, said that she was filled with trepidation at the prospect of sharing her work with him.
She told Parade: "It was terrifying for me. But he gave me great notes. In the end, I followed every single one of them. But it was a long process of getting there.
"You just don't want to do what somebody says - even if it's Steven Spielberg."
Barrymore recently admitted that she had no idea how brutal the sport of roller derby is prior to directing her picture.
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