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.

Paper Moon didn't bring me love.

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.

Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth.

Certain struggles never end.

Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond.

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.