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“I remained Ryan’s companion on the Hollywood party circuit, growing inured to sex and drugs before I was in my teens. A needy little girl, still haunted by neglect, I clung to him and even to the women in his life: Bianca Jagger, Angelica Huston, Melanie Griffith, and many more.
However, the more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew, emotionally and physically. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan’s script: father.”
― A Paper Life
However, the more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew, emotionally and physically. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan’s script: father.”
― A Paper Life
“I’ve overcome neglect and deprivation. I’ve overcome abandonment and abuse. I’ve overcome physical and mental brutality, and fought back. I’ve triumphed over addiction.”
― A Paper Life
― A Paper Life
“I’ve purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love. I’ve kept my moral compass intact and aimed at true north. I have survived and won.”
― A Paper Life
― A Paper Life
“I was a scrawny, knock-kneeded little waif at seven with tangles in my hair and no acting training (in fact, with little formal schooling at all), but Peter took me on. He’d later say that it was my scrappy attitude that got me the job.”
― A Paper Life
― A Paper Life




