Paper Moon didn't bring me love.

I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.

Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.

I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me.

The more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan's script: daughter.

I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.

As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.