Drew Barrymore said on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" that she was Steven Spielberg's "training wheels" before the director became a parent.

The actress jokingly responded, “I didn't ruin that for you?” Drew Barrymore inspired Steven Spielberg on the set of E.T. in the ’80s. On Saturday, Jan. 25, the two opened up about working together on 1982’s E.

Director Steven Spielberg told a never-before-heard story of working with a young Drew Barrymore when they were filming the film 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.'

Drew Barrymore was the breakout star of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — and she left a particularly significant impression on the film’s director. Steven Spielberg, who produced and directed a then-seven-year-old Barrymore in the 1982 film,

Director Steven Spielberg opened up about working with Barrymore on the 1982 classic "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."