For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an audience and what appears on the stage or screen.

I had been introduced to psychotherapy, in which the doctors let you talk, talk, talk, until you find the source of your problem or find another doctor.

In later years, during what might be called my gray-outs — when I was conscious but not myself — I craved foods that were almost always fattening.

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb

A flame burns brightest just before it goes out.