I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves.

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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 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 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 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 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?...

The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.

The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.

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

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

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've been in showbusiness all my life, but as an actress I have never been...

I've been in showbusiness all my life, but as an actress I have never been...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Because I know I'm an addict, and I know I'm an alcoholic.

Because I know I'm an addict, and I know I'm an alcoholic.

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...

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...

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'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 think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some...

I think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some...