I had been very close to Anne Bancroft w... by Patty Duke | We Heart Quotes

actress Television screenwriter advocate Mental health

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

- Patty Duke

Other quotes by Patty Duke

Control

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

Doctors Talking

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say.

- Patty Duke

Time First

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.

- Patty Duke

Time

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

Imagination Life

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

Creativity

You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.

- Patty Duke

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