I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them..

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless..

The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8. They always have to do with my death.

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing..

I was just sort of moving through time..

I'm living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a small town that I used to read about in storybooks.

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving ot….

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive..

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did ….

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries..

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature..

Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called life..

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone..

We call my son's role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy Sean's little independent movie..

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle..

From the moment we walk out the door until we come back home our sensibilities are so assaulted by the world that we have to soak up as much love as ….