Juliette Lewis may play tough as nails Iron Maven, who out to get Babe Ruthless (Ellen Page) in "Whip It," but in real life she explains that her intentions weren't at all to hurt her costar, even if director and fellow skater Drew Barrymore thought it might be good for the flick.

"Oh no! That was a lot of pressure," she said of having to play an experienced roller derby queen. "All of us were in roller derby camp and I had to be the best but I'm not the best. I'm not gonna lie. I'm humble. But you know there's some good editing there, but we all did our own skating like 98 percent of our skating. I remember I had to knock down Ellen in a part cause I'm really vicious and Drew was like, 'I really want you to get her.' But I was like, 'Yeah within reason cause I'm not sending Ellen to the hospital!'"

In the clip, Lewis also explains what it was like to be the lady of experience in the flick. She admits that she has a lot in common with her character, being that she's somewhat of a woman with experience. But, as you can tell, she's not quite as mean as Iron Maven.

Drew Barrymore and her "Whip It" gang dumped the skates and ditched the elbow pads for the premiere of their coming-of-age roller-derby flick last night in L.A. (That isn't to say there weren't a few Hurl Scout-clad gals rolling around the red carpet at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Nice touch, Miss Barrymore.)

Drew captured a bit of her alter ego's rocker chick vibe (Smashley Simpson would be proud!) in her form-fitting L'Wren Scott dress, accented nicely by red peep-toe pumps. It's not surprising the 34-year-old Hollywood vet's directorial debut brought out some big hitters, including her godfather and "E.T." director Steven Spielberg.

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It's no wonder actress/ first-time director Drew Barrymore and her costar Ellen Page bonded during the filming of "Whip It" (we learned in the duo's cover feature in the most recent issue of Marie Claire that they're basically besties now) — they got to go to work everyday (along with the rest of the female-heavy cast) to film food fights and laugh till their stomachs hurt.

In the clip below from the Oct. 2 roller derby flick, things get pretty sticky when rival teammate Dinah Might (Juliette Lewis) saunters into a restaurant and provokes the Hurl Scouts by insulting their newest member, Bliss (Ellen). "I just want to congratulate you on your new poster child," Dinah says just before slopping some gooey french fries on Bliss' face. Then milk shakes get poured on hair and before you know it, all the derby girls are participating in an old-school "FOOOD FIIIGHTTT" (as Drew screams). You'll have to press play below to witness how the not-so-appetizing action unfolds!

Iconizing the modern Hollywood heartthrob, Brad Pitt has appeared on Hottest, Sexiest and Most Powerful lists in every magazine from People to Elle to Premiere. Most recently, he was ranked #10 in Forbes' The Celebrity 100 list (his gal pal, Angelina was #3), which can be attributed to a combination of his impressive career history, extensive amounts of charity involvement across the globe and, of course, his sexy persona. In his two decade career, Brad has cemented himself as one of the greatest actors of our generation, and with "Inglorious Basterds," his star is sure to shine for many years to come.

Click on the photo below to see how Mr. Pitt got his start (hint:"Growing Pains" and "21 Jump Street") and where else his career has taken him along the way. Then, keep reading for more on his Hollywood history (which, let's be honest, specifically surrounds his real-life female counterparts) after the jump.

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