And I was ashamed of myself for feeling like I had to do that in order to look a certain way. I felt misshapen, just not natural anymore. And I think it was a big stimulator of my drug use. |
With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you're coloring your hair, you have to color it that often. Every time I did it, I felt fraudulent. |
I think my capacity to change has given me tremendous happiness, because who I am today I am completely content to be. |
Now all of a sudden I'm so less interested in pretending to be a lot of other people, and much more interested in being me. |
I talk too much. Topics: Short |
I think I felt that I was very well known for my figure and needed to keep that up for my work. And I regret all of it. I felt fraudulent and very shameful. |
I used to dream of being normal. For me, if Kirk Douglas walked into the house, that was normal. |
Actually, the books were never a planned career path. |
It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers. |
The parameters are such that I don't get offered a lot of work. I'm sure most directors hear my list of don'ts and say forget it. |
I'm a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I'm certainly not going to write any sort of memoir. |
I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I sit proudly as one of only two recovering addicts on their board. |
Kids are going to try drugs and alcohol; that's part of society. |
Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older. |
Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't. |
I've been happily married to Chris for almost 20 years. |
I try to go to the gym three times a week. And I have to watch what I eat. I'm a normal person. |
Because I know I'm an addict, and I know I'm an alcoholic. |
My mother and stepfather were married 43 years, so I have watched a long marriage. I feel like I had a very good role model for that. And, you know, it's just a number. Topics: Stupid |
So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend? No. Does she shut the door? Yes, and I very much support the shut door. |