For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless.

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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 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'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 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...

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you...

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

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....

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

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

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 mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an...

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an...

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...

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.

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...