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

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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...

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...

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 not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.

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

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'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...

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.

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 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 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 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 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,...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...