I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult.
I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.
Alcoholism is a genetically predisposed disease and it does run in my family. I also think I felt like a misfit. I was in the South, everybody was blonde. I just didn't feel like I fitted in. It was sort of my way of fitting.