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

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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....

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 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.

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 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 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 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 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...

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 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...

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...

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'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...

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.

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...

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

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 even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

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

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...

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

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