 Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth. |
| I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me. |
| I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse. |
| I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love. |
| Paper Moon didn't bring me love. |
| As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture. |
| 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. |
| Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memories that lose some of their sting when he recounts them. |
| 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. |
| When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself. |
| My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself. |
| I do take responsibility for it. I admit to having a problem. I have been to numerous treatment centers. |
| Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence. |
| I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time. |
| Certain struggles never end. |
| I have a temper, but I wouldn't call me abusive. |
| Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond. |
| 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 overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back. |
| I've triumphed over addiction. |
