I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.
I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back.
Certain struggles never end.
I remained Ryan's companion on the Hollywood party circuit, growing inured to sex and drugs before I was in my teens.
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 think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time.