At 58, I knew I had to get a divorce. At that age, it's an almost impossible thing to go through. I had been married 33 years. I had been married for 33 years. I didn't know anything else.
After having a career in Spain for eight years, I went back to being anonymous again, having to prove myself to the industry and myself, to prove I was capable of acting in a different language. It was a good challenge, and I can't complain.
Being a divorcee and single is very tough for me.
I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
Moving to L.A. was hard. I had a career in Spain, and you have to forget your ego. I was a nobody again.
Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence.
Post-divorce, the world can feel harsh and full of jagged edges.
After my extended hiatus I found myself at the age of 36 and knew the TV route could get me back out there with the biggest splash.
I needed to find my own worth and shake the image after having done 'Showgirls' at age 21.
Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
