Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

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I try to go to the gym three times a week. And I have to...

I try to go to the gym three times a week. And I have to...

I have very short hair. It's the only cute haircut I think I've ever had.

I have very short hair. It's the only cute haircut I think I've ever had.

If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.

If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.

I'm a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling...

I'm a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling...

All the work built my fame and certainly made me more money, but the toll...

All the work built my fame and certainly made me more money, but the toll...

Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a...

Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a...

I think my capacity to change has given me tremendous happiness, because who I am...

I think my capacity to change has given me tremendous happiness, because who I am...

I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is.

I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is.

I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.

I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.

I have to be careful to get out before I become the grotesque caricature of...

I have to be careful to get out before I become the grotesque caricature of...

Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself...

Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself...

I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I...

I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I...

So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend?...

So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend?...

Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is...

Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is...

I've been happily married to Chris for almost 20 years.

I've been happily married to Chris for almost 20 years.

I love performing and pretending - it's very easy for me.

I love performing and pretending - it's very easy for me.

My mother and stepfather were married 43 years, so I have watched a long marriage....

My mother and stepfather were married 43 years, so I have watched a long marriage....

If I'm honest I don't think the world would miss me if I never acted...

If I'm honest I don't think the world would miss me if I never acted...

My deal was that they would use a full-length picture of me in my underwear...

My deal was that they would use a full-length picture of me in my underwear...

It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers.

It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers.