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

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

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker

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

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive.

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.