Actress

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

I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my life it has been stuffed in my imagination.

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

At the age of 19, I removed myself from society for almost four months, setting off years of manic episodes, including outrageous overspending. I bought several Mercedes because I thought I could. I had no money, but I rented a jet.

I've survived. I've beaten my own bad system, and on some days, on most days, that feels like a miracle.

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

If stars behave in an erratic fashion, it's called 'colorful,' as opposed to, 'Well, maybe there's a problem there.'

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 think I was?

I worshipped my father.

No amount of therapy will take care of a chemical imbalance of the brain.

During the rocky times, it never occurred to me that one day I would hold a position of respect and responsibility in the community.

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.

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.

During the rocky times, it never occurred to me that one day I would hold a position of respect and responsibility in the community.

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.

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I imagine some sort of orchestration going on and damned if they don't usually come up with a similar kind of thing.

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 think I was?

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.

When we want to say something negative to somebody we say, 'Aww, you're so crazy.'

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 o'clock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning.