I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature.

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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...

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...

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 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

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 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...

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...

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 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,...

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....