My Vocation Is To Make My Life

I Was Powerless Over My Childhood But The Coping Strategies That I Developed, To Survive, All Of Which Were Creative And Brilliant And Got Me Through, As An Adult Those Became My Defects Of Character. Those Became My Shortcomings, Control And All That Kind Of Stuff... And That's My Responsibility. I Was A Blameless Child In What Happened In The Home; I Take Responsibility For My Behaviors As An Adult.

A Wonderful Pastor I Know Once Told Me, "perfectionism Is The Highest Order Of Self-abuse." So Now I Try To Remind Myself That If I Engage In Perfectionism, I Am Abusing Myself. Period.

When I Accept A Role, I Feel That As An Artist I Have To Submit Completely To The Tutelage Of My Director. And While I Expect To Be Heard And Encouraged And Honored, At The End Of The Day, Man, It's The Way The Director Wants It.

I Think That Being Perceptive And Having Interests Is Nothing But An Asset.

I Very Much Believe In Things Unseen, Both Of Positive And Destructive Energy, And I Have Never Seen The Exorcist Through From Start To Finish. I Find It Too Realistic, Frankly, And Too Disturbing For Me. I Absolutely Believe In Spiritual Warfare And Have Experienced It In My Life. So I Respect Mr. Friedkin's Extraordinary Success With That, But It's Not A Picture I'll Ever See.