Drew Barrymore breaks down a recent ‘full-circle’ moment with Steven Spielberg

During her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, Drew Barrymore discussed a recent dinner she and her children had with Steven Speilberg, who directed one of Barrymore’s very first films, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. And since Barrymore’s daughter, Frankie, is almost exactly the same age as Barrymore was when she filmed that movie, Spielberg decided to have a little fun with her.

“He said, ‘Frankie, I want you to say this line: Alligators in the sewers,’” Barrymore said. “And she did. And then he looked at me like, ‘Yep, she's got it.’ And it was so surreal to me, to have that circle of life moment. It was so trippy.”

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DREW BARRYMORE: We actually had dinner with Steven Spielberg the other night, who has been--

[APPLAUSE]

--someone who is, you know, really kind of the first father figure I ever had-- and remained in my life as such.

KYLIE MAR: On Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, Drew Barrymore discussed a recent dinner she and her children had with Steven Spielberg, the man who directed one of Drew's very first films "ET." And since Drew's daughter Frankie is almost exactly the same age as Drew was when she did that movie, Spielberg decided to have a little fun.

DREW BARRYMORE: He said, Frankie, I want you to say this line, "alligators in the sewers." And she did. And then he looked me and was like, yep, she's got it.

[LAUGHTER]

And I was like--

KYLIE MAR: Drew was six years old when she spoke that line on the big screen. And says that while she would totally support her kids if they wanted to act, she doesn't see them as actors, which is what made this all so weird for her.

DREW BARRYMORE: It was so surreal to me to have that

(SINGING) circle of life--

[LAUGHTER]

--moment. It was so trippy. But it was a moment where I was like, I can't believe Stephen's directing my daughter at the same age. This is just so surreal.

KYLIE MAR: And even though her daughter can recite lines from "ET" now, Drew says her kids are actually more into some of her other films and not the kid-friendly '80s classic.

DREW BARRYMORE: They love "50 First Dates" and "Ever After." But for some reason, they were just at the wrong ages for "ET." They weren't in.

JIMMY KIMMEL: Really?