People want to bring kids to their level, and they want to make it seem like kids have this thing. It's seen as funny to them.

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.

I thought children were pure and innocent, and that was inherently better.

The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.

I remember feeling enormous pressure because I didn't want to be Shirley Temple. Shirley Temple was Shirley Temple, and I didn't ever feel like I could live up to that.

I'm surprised by how much I remember [on childhood on film]. I think it's just because I had these interesting moments. Of course, you never know when they're interesting moments, but there was a lot of stuff that I remember and have attached significance to later. I remember enough. I remember highlights.

I knew I didn't want to put anything down in writing about the first time that I had sex. I knew that I didn't want to do that.