I'm always honest, whether I'm in the limelight or not.

That's probably the most boring conversation you could hear - an actor talk about politics. I won't go there.

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 was raised to pretend.

When I was with Ellen, I was telling people, If you come out, it's gonna be better for you. But I honestly don't know that.

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.

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