we Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and a few people whistling will do the job.

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are neurotic, or they would not be actors.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

I ask myself: would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm, and instead of shock treatments received rest and quiet and the good medication?

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.