If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough cookie.

Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own - and I realized that there was another world. That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.

The [film] industry is an ecosystem that's sick.

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

I was brought up on rock-'n'-roll. It was sort of funny because I couldn't get interested in anything else - I tried and tried but I couldn't get into science...or mathematics, I just cut myself off from anything else there was to get interested in.

Marriage is such hard work. And it's full of rage and real human drama.