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

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.

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 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.

Not everyone who died had left a "memory" and not everyone who had left a memory had left a "blessed" one. Therefore, not all have died should be tagged "...of a blessed memory

Zig´s snores went from cute fluttery noises to full out audio warfare

I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.

Now why should that man have fainted? But he did,and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time!

My own dream is that we discover that the NSA has been secretly keeping files on members of the National Rifle Association.

I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds of roles.

Who's next! I got milk baby, who's next!

With my friends, I don't feel pressure to be someone other than who I am.

If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is