No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing.

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

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.

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.

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother