Until adolescence I thought I had the best mother in the world. Such a graceful mother. I had this fantasy that I was the wrong daughter.

Actors may know how to act, but a lot of them don't know how to behave.

The only thing worse than being hurt is everyone knowing that you're hurt.

I never really saw [my father] at all when I was growing up.

The trouble with getting introspective when you're pregnant is that you never know who you might run into.

My mom is a little bit eccentric. I mean, she does - she has a lot of unique ideas. For example, she thought that I should have a child with her last husband, Richard, because it would have nice eyes.

Then I overdosed at 28, at which point I began to accept the bipolar diagnosis.