Actress

I was a very isolated teenager.

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

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

As much as I loathe this aging thing, I'm beginning to recognize that I am now a healthier person in terms of self-worth and knowing who I am and where I fit in the world. That's been a good trade-off for the wrinkles.

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

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

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.

Without a sense of humor, I would have been gone a long time ago.

It's not a giant thrill to hear someone give you the label 'manic-depressive,' but to me I was so relieved. What I was suffering from had a name and could be treated.

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

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

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New York, driven to never shut up.