I have buck teeth. I sucked my thumb until I was eleven, and then I went on to suck other things. I'm very insecure.

I didn't just want to sit and suck my thumb and write.

It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or on sexuality.

Criticism really used to hurt me. Most of these critics are usually frustrated artists, and they criticise other people's art because they can't do it themselves. It's a really disgusting job. They must feel horrible inside.

I was in Florida with Burt Stern, the photographer who shot Marilyn Monroe on the beach with a sweater, and we smoked a joint. The bathing suit kept coming off in the water, and I just ripped it off. I was very comfortable being naked.

It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women.