We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy.

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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'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...

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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.