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

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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 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 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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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.