We are the most brutal with the people we love the most.

When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.

I'm really intimidated by beautiful people. Beautiful guys, especially.

I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable.

Did you work for the money to buy those earrings? Or did your Daddy buy those for you?

I never really felt like I belonged in California.

Usually the kids are portrayed as very one-dimensional. Like these mindless animals that just have three things on their minds: getting laid, getting drunk, and driving real fast over Mulholland Drive.