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I've triumphed over addiction.

My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself.

I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.

As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.

Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth.

I do take responsibility for it. I admit to having a problem. I have been to numerous treatment centers.

I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me.

I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time.

I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.

Paper Moon didn't bring me love.

Tatum O'Neal