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.

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.

I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back.

Certain struggles never end.

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.

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