Why Drew Barrymore Doesn't Think She's "Hot" Right Now: "It's Exhausting"

The actress covers the March issue of Harper's Bazaar, where she reveals what makes someone "hot" and if she thinks that about herself.

On the cover shot, Barrymore looks gorgeous wearing a white dress with her blonde locks styled in voluminous curls. Inside the mag, Drew stuns as she strikes a pose with her hair literally on fire (below).

Though the "He's Just Not That Into You" actress doesn't think being "hot" has anything to do with physical appearance, she doesn't believe she's "hot" at the moment.

"Hot is a state of mind," she tells the mag. "It's an energy. You're hot when you're motivated. It means you want it and you're going after it. Hot isn't about being on the A-list of having a hot body. It's literally people who are on fire. Like Lena Dunham is on fire. Amy Schumer. Louis C.K. I think their brands of comedy and observational life stuff are some of the coolest I've seen in so many years."

While the "Miss You Already" star doesn't think she's at the top of her game at the moment, she's OK with living a more controlled lifestyle.

"I don't think I'm hot right now necessarily, because I have all my irons in a bunch of different fires," she explains. "I'm writing. I'm doing makeup. I'm doing design. I'm expanding Flower into different categories. I think it's a huge mistake to think you have to burn bright for your whole life. You cannot sustain it. It's exhausting, and it's not very realistic."

But that doesn't mean she hasn't been on fire before.

"It's been at different intervals: 'E.T.' was a really exciting time; when I was doing 'The Wedding Singer' and starting Flower Films; making 'Never Been Kissed' and 'Charlie's Angels'; when I directed 'Whip It' and did 'Grey Gardens' in the same year," she reveals. "Those were times when I really pushed myself and I didn't care about my sleep, my health. I didn't have relationships or children that would be a priority over my work."