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.

I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.

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 was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.

I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.

When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.

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.

I've triumphed over addiction.

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

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

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

Hate nobody

Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.

Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.

The great thing about my parents is they didn't preach anything they didn't practice.

Whenever you look back and say "if" you know you're in trouble. There is no such thing as "if". The only thing that matters is what really happened.

Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.

Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.

Support your libraries... or else!

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greenest where it is watered.

They met so near with their lips that their breaths embraced together.