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

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.

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.

A shaft of sunlight pierced the dark cluds and she looked up to see a silver lining. It was a sign, she thought.

I would live to study not study to live.

Comfort is key for a barbecue.

My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear.

Necessity is harsh. Fate has no reprieve.

The script is what you've dreamed up - this is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.

The US will always be an enormous automobile market. You're lost without a car there.

Within the confines of the lecture hall, no other virtue exists but plain intellectual integrity.

I learned so much from Sue about the Xs and Os of the game of basketball.

Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities.