All I will tell you is that I play a small role in someone's happily ever after.

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

We call my son's role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy Sean's little independent movie.

I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 o'clock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning

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

Women who put on a few pounds after starting lithium sometimes say the cure is worse than the disease. The weight gain shoots them straight into depression.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.