Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.

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

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

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.

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.

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I...

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I...

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.

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.

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's...

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's...

I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and...

I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and...

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 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 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 living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a...

I'm living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a...

When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there...

When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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 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...