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

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I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my...

I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my...

I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized...

I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized...

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 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...

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative...

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative...

Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called Life.

Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called Life.

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...

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...

The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8....

The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8....

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.

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

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

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the...

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the...

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.

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...

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd...

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd...

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,...

If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and...

If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and...

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...

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'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to...

I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to...