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

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

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

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.

Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.