It's easy to forget who you are.

Old man take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you were.

Start with the man in the mirror. Start with yourself. Don't be looking at all the other things. Start with you.

My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!

It's important to be self-aware about what people are saying about you, but even more so, be very aware of who you actually are, and to have that be the main priority.

So many cringes in the heroin binges, I was coming off the hinges, living on the fringes of my imagination.