109 Quotes by Patty Duke

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

I'm living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a small town that I used to read about in storybooks

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

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?

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

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.

But she still had a soft spot for ?The Miracle Worker. She said she and Anne Bancroft ?created an evening for people that truly, truly touched their souls.

This one appealed to me, ... My mom, before she passed, lived in a nursing home. It created great strife and guilt.

They're too sick to speak, or too short of breath to say anything. You know, it's kind of a guessing game. It's like playing charades,