Elizabeth Smart said it required years for her to participate in a movie about her kidnapping ordeal.
Smart said Friday that she couldn't have done so right after her abduction from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 at age 14. She was rescued nine months later, and said Friday she was eager to "run away" from the experience.
Even as an adult, Smart said it took time for her to agree to the authorized Lifetime TV movie, "I Am Elizabeth Smart." She narrates the drama.
The movie debuts Nov. 18 on Lifetime, with a two-part documentary about Smart airing on Nov. 12 and 13.