Patty Duke
Patty Duke
Patty Dukewas an American actress of stage, film, and television. She first became known as a teen star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16 for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, a role which she had originated on Broadway. The following year she was given her own show, The Patty Duke Show, in which she played "identical cousins". She later progressed to more mature roles such as that of Neely O'Hara in...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 December 1946
CityNew York City, NY
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I'm surviving a life-threatening illness. Many do not, such as those without celebrity and fortune who have to depend on the public healthcare system.
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I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll
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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.
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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
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The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8. They always have to do with my death
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I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself
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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.
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I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my life it has been stuffed in my imagination
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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.
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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
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This one appealed to me, ... My mom, before she passed, lived in a nursing home. It created great strife and guilt.