The more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan's script: daughter.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What appealed to me about 'The Loved Ones' script was that it had this really theatrical element to it. I thought that the scope of this character is so broad, and there is so much fun to be had playing a crazy teenage loner. It was a great way to explore the delusions a mind can create.
I was reading through endless junk scripts that were being sent my way. Typically the roles were to play his wife or his girlfriend - leading roles for women were few and far between.
I didn't fall in love with acting until I did a few films. Now, I couldn't live without it.
I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.'
I remained Ryan's companion on the Hollywood party circuit, growing inured to sex and drugs before I was in my teens.
'Little Fish' has reminded me why I fell in love with acting in the first place.
Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.
I can't say I was unhappy as a child actor in films. I had a particularly wonderful time.
I'll miss the relationships I have built with these actors. I'll miss the devotion we have to this work. Over this length of time, the tendency is to think it will never end.
Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memories that lose some of their sting when he recounts them.