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"To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible."
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"I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father."
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"I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me."
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"Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing."
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"My father, who had previously been a civil engineer, died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918."
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"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."
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"My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager."
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"I'll never forget my father's response when I told him I wanted to be a lawyer. He said, 'If you do this, no man will ever want you.'"
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"My father was often angry when I was most like him."
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"My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say."
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"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."
Love
"I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me."
Money
"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."
Acting
"I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse."
Abuse
"I have a temper, but I wouldn't call me abusive."
Temper
"Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond."
Thought
"I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love."
Anger
"Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence."
Influence
"I remained Ryan's companion on the Hollywood party circuit, growing inured to sex and drugs before I was in my teens."
Sex
"I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time."
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