I believe that all the important people... by Patty Duke | We Heart Quotes

People Life actress Television screenwriter

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

- Patty Duke

Other quotes by Patty Duke

Mother Being

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

- Patty Duke

Music

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I imagine some sort of orchestration going on and damned if they don't usually come up with a similar kind of thing.

- Patty Duke

Crime Business Being

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

Ability

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

- Patty Duke

Word

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.

- Patty Duke

Depression

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

- Patty Duke

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