article_snippet: I was instantly comfortable with the writing,' recalls Candice Bergen. '
article_snippet: a 40-something woman fresh out of the Betty Ford clinic gave me permission to be my brattiest, bawdiest self.'
article_snippet: I was the most comfortable and confident
article_snippet: I'd ever been,' Candice Bergen writes. '
article_snippet: The part was a godsend—a fantastic role that completely suited me.
article_snippet: My friends were all happy for Candice Bergen; it was unusual for a woman my age to get that role and that success.'
highlights_snippet: 'That character gave me permission to be my brattiest, bawdiest self,' Candice Bergen recalls .