I spoke so much about being a manic-depressive. I want to bring everyone back to my earliest memories of this companion of mine. Some people call this companion I have an ailment, or worse a terrible nightmare from which some people cannot awaken. I know that I have nothing to be ashamed of. I have nothing that should garner a stigma.

In my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed.

John Kennedy really did extend the reach of the American people and said, like Lincoln said in a way, that our reach is farther than our grasp - and we should aim high.

The rules are all wrong today. The mandate of the media really does pre-date the founding of the United States.

By telling my own story, I hope to help remove the stigma. It never should be something to hide.

In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.

I believe that a nation that allows music to be expendable is in danger of becoming expendable itself.