It's very good to get through them (drugs) while you're still young and then talk about how great or bad it was for the rest of your life.

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.

One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

I don't want to be caught ... ashamed of anything. And because generally someone who has bipolar doesn't have just bipolar, they have bipolar, and they have a life and a job and a kid and a hat and parents, so its not your overriding identity, it's just something that you have, but not the only thing - even if it's quite a big thing.

I'm really grateful that I could write. But I don't even mind it going on around me.

The older you get, the easier it is to spot the phonies. And I just think, how unpleasant for them.