When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.

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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.

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'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...

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 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...

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 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'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...

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...

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 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,...

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

We call that Sean's little independent movie.

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...

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...

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 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.

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...