Behaving Like A Princess Is

I Suppose Partially Because Of The Success Of The Early Movies And Things Like That, I Began To Realize, That Children Do Look Up To You In Some Way, And There Is A Responsibility For How You Behave With Them. I Know That It's Important To Make Them Feel Very Valuable, Not To Talk Down To Them.

All I Care About Really Is Writing Something Worthwhile For Children, Something That Will Engage Them In Some Way And Stimulates In Them A Sense Of Wonder.

My First Memoir, 'home,' Was About My Childhood, Early Training And Formative Years In The Theater, I Am So Pleased That My Good Friends At The Hachette Book Group Have Encouraged Me To Share The Next Phase Of My Life, Beginning With My Arrival In Hollywood And The Wonderful Movies And Television Programs I Was Asked To Be A Part Of.

I'd Like To Be An Original, To Be Myself And Not A Pale Copy Of Anyone Else.

Sadly I Don't Sing. I Missed It For A Long Time, But My Daughter Emma Said Something Wonderful When I Was Feeling Blue One Day: "mom, You've Just Found A Different Way Of Using Your Voice, And That's With Your Books." In A Way, She's Right. It's Just A Different Way Of Expressing What I Feel About Music, Individuality, Art And All The Things I've Always Loved.