Drew Barrymore; Robin Williams.Photo:Angela Weiss/Getty; Ethan Miller/Getty
Angela Weiss/Getty; Ethan Miller/Getty
Robin Williamsleft a mark on a youngDrew Barrymore.
While chatting with Zelda, Barrymore recalled the first time she met the legendary actor and comedian when she was a rising child actor.
After sharing that Zelda, 34, was Robin’s child to a round of applause from the audience, Zelda told the host that she looked “emotional.”
“Because he means so much to so many people,” Barrymore replied.
TheWedding Singerstar went on to share that she first crossed paths with the late comedian when she was 7 years old, just months after she made her big-screen debut inE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
“I got the privilege of meeting him for the first time when I was 7 in 1982. [E.T.director]Steven Spielbergbrought him toSaturday Night Livethat I was hosting,” she recalled to awe from her guests, who couldn’t believe she hosted at that age.
“Still the youngest host, yes!” Barrymore exclaimed with a fist pump.
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And, at just 7 years old, the actress said she was not scared to take theSNLstage — until Robin arrived, that is.
“But I wasn’t nervous until your dad came, and then I got nervous,” the host said. “He’s so wonderful and he has put so much beauty into this world. And he means so much to people.”
“I’m so thrilled that you’re continuing to carry out your family legacy,” Barrymore added.
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At the Los Angeles premiere ofLisa Frankensteinpremiere on Monday, Zelda chatted with PEOPLE about her directorial debut and revealed that directing a script fromDiablo Cody(Juno,Jennifer’s Body) was a “really daunting” task.
“I think that was the thing that scared me most as far as tone goes,” Zelda told PEOPLE. “Starting with a campy comedy can be really daunting. But I’m very grateful. We had such a good time.”
Zelda and Robin Williams in 2009.Steve Granitz/WireImage
Steve Granitz/WireImage
Ahead of the film’s release, Cody told PEOPLE that “Zelda is a really captivating person because she is so intelligent, she’s so literate in film and she’s so direct and confident in a way that directors need to be.”
“The very first time we met, I thought to myself, ‘I can’t believe this person has never directed a feature before, because I feel like I’m meeting someone who’s 10 films in,’ “ she added. “It was that confidence that drew me to her and also just that she had such an innate understanding of the source material.”
source: people.com
