Don’t cry because you think your best days are gone, smile because you had them in the first place.

Kelly bishop is just as funny, straightforward and strong minded as I imagined her. I’ve scrolled through the negative reviews and they mostly had something to do with her having had an abortion and being pro choice. Well, cry about it.

I usually give memoirs 5 stars: it’s my favourite genre and they all make me emotional at some point. This was more of a fun read and a great way to learn more of Bishop’s acting career, how her ambition got her into acting after decades of being a dancer, but she does talk about her losses and grievances, as well as hers and her late husband’s health issues. It was just impossible for me to be sad because she talks about it all with so much ease, and without an ounce of self pity. And I respect her all the more for it.