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

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

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

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

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

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'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...

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...

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.

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.

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....

I've been going through photos of my mother, looking back on her life and trying...

I've been going through photos of my mother, looking back on her life and trying...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...