I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.

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.

The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8. They always have to do with my death

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

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.

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.

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity