Patty Duke Quotes

A collection of quotes by Patty Duke.

Patty Duke (1946-2016) was an American actress and singer. She gained fame as a child star in the early 1960s, playing the role of Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" both on stage and in the film adaptation, for which she won an Academy Award. Duke went on to have a successful career in both television and film, starring in her own sitcom "The Patty Duke Show" and appearing in numerous other TV shows and movies. She was also an advocate for mental health awareness and wrote several books about her personal struggles with bipolar disorder.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.

I believe that all the important people in my life prior to

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

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between

Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize.

Richard Feynman

I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All m

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

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my h

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're fu

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.

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment o

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.