All we want is to be treated like human beings, and not to be patronized, or experimented on like guinea pigs.

It would be great if teenagers could make movies. It's sad how some writers think they can write about stuff they don't understand.

Crazy isn't being broken, or swallowing a dark secret. It's you or me, amplified.

My problems seemed so glamorous to other people, and everyone just thought I was so lucky. But then, I was lucky because my family was really there for me. I think I just felt like I really wanted to hold on to who I was as a person, and try to have as much of a normal life as I could.

It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.

Even though 'Heathers' didn't make a lot of money, I really was able to transition into a situation where people thought I could play an attractive role because of it.

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time.