Paris Hilton called Barbara Walters from jail yesterday afternoon (prisoners must call collect), making bold statements like “God has released me” and “I’m not that superficial girl.”
On how she’s doing: “I’m hanging in there. I feel as if I’m a different person. I’ve dropped my appeal. I don’t want to cause any more problems.”
On not wailing, sobbing or screaming as had been described: “But I was not eating or sleeping. I was severely depressed and felt as if I was in a cage. I was not myself. It was a horrible experience.”
On how prison has changed her: “I’m not the same person I was. I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I know now that I can make a difference, that I have the power to do that. I have been thinking that I want to do different things when I am out of here. I have become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance.”
On her spiritual well-being: “My spirit or soul did not like the way I was being seen and that is why I was sent to jail. God has released me.”
On not being allowed makeup or lotion: “It doesn’t matter. I’m not that superficial girl. I haven’t looked in the mirror since I got here.”
On the possibility of being let out early: “I feel that the purpose of my life is to be where I am. However, usually with a situation like mine, the person serves 10 percent of their time. I have already served 30 percent of my time. I hope if there is overcrowding in the jail, I would be let out before someone with a much more serious crime.”
On learning her lesson: “I will never again have a drink and drive.”
Read Barbara Walters‘ full article on Paris Hilton here.
