Patty Duke Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 o'clock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning.”

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

“I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness.”

“When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.”

“For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless.”

“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 not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.”

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

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

“We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy.”