I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day, until I look in the mirror-and then I'm stunned

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say

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

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.

Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called life.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.

I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill