And for anyone who ever thought that Ellen and I broke it off because of sexuality, you couldn't be more mistaken. And for anyone who thought my mother's prayers had anything to do with me marrying a man, forget it.
- Anne Heche Quote

Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let's hope so. I'm not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let's hope we're looking at the insides of people a little more.
- Anne Heche Quote

Before, I just spewed whatever it was I thought about everything. I tend to be more contemplative now.
- Anne Heche Quote

He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren't for my father, I don't think I would be so open. So that's a huge blessing.
- Anne Heche Quote

"He raped me … he fondled me, he put me on all fours, and had sex with me,"
- Anne Heche Quote (ABC News)

I believe I went through a divorce. My relationship with Ellen is no less significant as a marriage than my relationship to Coley.
- Anne Heche Quote

I do not believe that I fell in love with a woman because I was abused.
- Anne Heche Quote

I don't belong to the straights now - they didn't get me back.
- Anne Heche Quote

I put myself on the line with my truth and my sexuality. That is my choice. My choice.
- Anne Heche Quote

"I think it's always hard for children to talk about abuse because it is only memory. I didn't carry around a tape recorder … I didn't chisel anything in stone … Anybody can look and say, 'Well how do you know for sure?' And that's one of the most painful things about it. You don't." 
- Anne Heche Quote (ABC News)

I told my mother at about the seventh year of therapy that I had been abused sexually by my father, and she hung up the phone on me.
- Anne Heche Quote

I was a bit of a big mouth my whole life. I'm a person who expresses themselves with a lot of openness.
- Anne Heche Quote

I'm always honest, whether I'm in the limelight or not.
- Anne Heche Quote

I'm one of those people who was taught not to ruffle any feathers. Of course, I have no problem ruffling feathers.
- Anne Heche Quote

I'm very grateful for the platform that I've had in my life to speak out about the things I care about.
- Anne Heche Quote

It gets really tricky giving advice. The older I get, the less advice I give.
- Anne Heche Quote

It's important to talk about loving yourself and looking at your tragedies and the stuff that makes you grow.
- Anne Heche Quote

The decisions that Ellen made on her show were between her and her producers. I supported her decisions. I was there to hug her when she got home.
- Anne Heche Quote

To have gone through so much work to heal myself and have my mother not acknowledge in any way that she was sorry for what had happened to me, broke my heart.
- Anne Heche Quote

We do not fall in love with the package of the person, we fall in love with the inside of a person.
- Anne Heche Quote

When I was with Ellen, I was telling people, If you come out, it's gonna be better for you. But I honestly don't know that.
- Anne Heche Quote