I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again.

The Hollywood stuff in the book tended to come later. I think it was because I was worried about leading with that stuff. I wanted to try to make sure that the other stories in the book were as interesting. I wanted to spend more time on them and craft them. The thing is, with writing, it's form or content.

When you're an actor, your body isn't your own. Your body is part of a tool that you use. Everybody else there is using you as a tool, so they have access to those things, too.

I was very aware of being younger than everybody on set.

Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in the door. I'm not sure if this is true, or if he was just being nice, but I was thrilled when I got it.

Film can be exciting, but more often, it's tedious.

I can't take much pride in my childhood acting. It feels like it happened in another lifetime, and even then, it felt like a hobby.