Patty Duke

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

— Patty Duke

#i #i believe #i believe that #illness #important

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

— Patty Duke

#how #i #i tried #kill #many

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker. ↗

— Patty Duke

#bancroft #been #close #had #i

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. ↗

— Patty Duke

#day #every #every day #i #look

I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my life it has been stuffed in my imagination. ↗

— Patty Duke

#am #been #die #going #i

I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did I think I was? ↗

— Patty Duke

#ago #am #books #close #did

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. ↗

— Patty Duke

#around #because #colorful #funny #i

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother. ↗

— Patty Duke

#i #kind #like #mother #position

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive. ↗

— Patty Duke

#became #control #destructive #highs #i

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. ↗

— Patty Duke

#bigger #business #crime #going #i