Drew Barrymore wants a break from showbiz

Drew Barrymore, who stepped behind the camera to make her directorial debut in 2009's Whip It, wants a break from Hollywood this year because she has been working non-stop for three years.

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore wants a break from Hollywood this year because she has been working non-stop for three years.

The 35-year-old star stepped behind the camera to make her directorial debut in 2009's

Whip It

, and is preparing for the release of her next film, Going the Distance, which sees her star alongside her on/off boyfriend Justin Long,

Contactmusic

reported.

Barrymore is now planning to take a vacation after the movie hit the theatres in August because it has been a really long time since she took a break from films.

"My flaw that I'd like to make peace with is to take a vacation. So if I do that this fall, you'll know that I've done something for the first time in three years," she said.