It's always a challenge to make an independent film. It's always a challenge to make a low budget film.

I told my mother at about the seventh year of therapy that I had been abused sexually by my father and she hung up the phone on me.

I searched so hard for a part that was so complex

I'm one of those people who was taught not to ruffle any feathers. Of course, I have no problem ruffling feathers.

I love comedy, because I like making fun of things even though they are dramatic.

He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren't for my father, I don't think I would be so open. So that's a huge blessing.

I think it's always hard for children to talk about abuse because it is only memory. I didn't carry around a tape recorder … I didn't chisel anything in stone … Anybody can look and say, 'Well how do you know for sure?' And that's one of the most painful things about it. You don't.