I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive.

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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...

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'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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...