I was a very nerdy child. I never fit in, so I became laboriously studious.

I was very studious.

The difference between rearing a child in your 20s and one in your 50s is one of patience.

After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people.

I had never seen 'Vogue.' I didn't read fashion magazines, I read 'Time' and 'Newsweek.'

I was a studious child, heavily into academics. For the longest time, I wouldn't talk.