The actress agreed to bare her soul for the film because she saw the impact of her 2005 memoir, My Life So Far.
"I still get letters and e-mails from people who read my book. What surprised me is it had an impact on men as well as women and, oddly enough, a lot of people identify with the struggles I've had - issues with parents, issues with eating disorders, issues with men, issues with self-confidence.
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