[on pleading guilty, being jailed for stealing and using a credit card] This experience has scared me straight. There comes a time when you've got to take responsibility. You've got to stop lying and face your mistakes. Show less «

I was 17 years old. Liberace had taken me out of a situation with a father who was very abusive, a mother who was mentally ill. I did everything I possibly could to please this man... There's always been a love-hate relationship. At that time, I was so honored to be in his presence. And I didn't want to go back to my lifestyle in the foster homes, which was pure hell. Show less «