I know that without treatment I would not have never been able to harness my creativity in such a successful way.

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.

I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day, until I look in the mirror-and then I'm stunned

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

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me

... I went through a very lethargic period ... I was just sort of getting through every night and every day.

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say