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

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself

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

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature.

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I imagine some sort of orchestration going on and damned if they don't usually come up with a similar kind of thing.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure

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.