When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.

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I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do...

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do...

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day,...

I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day,...

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother.

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother.

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle...

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle...

I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.

I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For...

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For...

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure.

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most...

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most...

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single...

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single...

You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.

You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty...

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty...

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and...

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and...

I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read...

I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read...

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to...

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to...