Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older.

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My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and...

My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and...

I thought, while they're up and firm, why not shoot them once or twice.

I thought, while they're up and firm, why not shoot them once or twice.

I used to dream of being normal. For me, if Kirk Douglas walked into the...

I used to dream of being normal. For me, if Kirk Douglas walked into the...

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.

I talk too much.

I talk too much.

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?...

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

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

And I was ashamed of myself for feeling like I had to do that in...

And I was ashamed of myself for feeling like I had to do that in...

Now all of a sudden I'm so less interested in pretending to be a lot...

Now all of a sudden I'm so less interested in pretending to be a lot...

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...

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...

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

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

With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And...

With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Actually, the books were never a planned career path.

Actually, the books were never a planned career path.

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted...

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted...

The parameters are such that I don't get offered a lot of work. I'm sure...

The parameters are such that I don't get offered a lot of work. I'm sure...