I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.

I was just sort of moving through time.

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

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 can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll

If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient