I know, it's true. I've played these tortured teenagers. I can't wait to shed that image.

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Yeah, there was the Flora Plum thing, where I trained for about a month and...

Yeah, there was the Flora Plum thing, where I trained for about a month and...

Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting.

What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting.

I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity -...

I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity -...

I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and...

I get a little jealous of these actor boys. They walk into a club, and...

I would sign on for projects that were meant to shoot in July, and then...

I would sign on for projects that were meant to shoot in July, and then...

You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and...

You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and...

I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots...

I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots...

However, I'm at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I...

However, I'm at a very comfortable place in my career and celebrity, in that I...

I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself...

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself...

There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being...

There's certainly something very uncomfortable about the voyeurism involved in being in the press, being...

You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then...

You know, let a few years go by until I hit my midlife crisis. Then...

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't...

I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't...

I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I...

I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I...

When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for...

When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for...

I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my...

I think because I am as earnest as I am, people were accepting of my...

Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.

Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.