Doubtfire, and transitioning from an actor to a writer and storyteller.
Here are nine of the most memorable revelations fromWhere Am I Now?.
On working with Robin Williams onMrs.
I always looked up to Robin.
It seems like everyone around me did, too.
How do you do it?
Robin smiled and responded, Its very simple, really.
Its what you leave in and what you put out.
Not leave out and put in, but leaveinand putout.
On being babysat by Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman duringMrs.
Doubtfire…
3.
Yes, I heard he was arrested.
It was all over the news.
So whats going on there, huh?
What do you think?
I… All I knew was that it had something to do with sex.
Suddenly, I felt very small.
I looked away, trying to see if I would find my mother.
I dont know.'
Why is she wearing a hair ribbon tobed?
Well, you know, [director Les Mayfield] would say.
I could sense the disappointment.
She was becoming a caricature.
Fox wanted her to be the next Shirley Temple…
There was also a large box addressed to me, which my mother opened.
Its Shirley Temple movies, from Fox, she said.
Theyre saying they want you to be the next Shirley Temple…. Did I admire her?
Did I want tobeher?
My mother knew and I was starting to sense, that being cute meant being controlled.
On meeting Scarlett Johansson when they were both child actors… She wasnt in such a serious mood anymore, and it made me like her more.
On having to wear a sports bra forThomas and the Magic Railroadafter going through puberty…
I nodded and looked down at the floor again, tears stinging my face.
Maybe you should just focus on school right now.
