“Due to my sometimes erratic behavior, my children tried very hard to a...” — Patty Duke Quote

“Due to my sometimes erratic behavior, my children tried very hard to avoid me and not do anything to set me off.”

“I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future.”

“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.”

“Being a dad is the best role I've ever played, with all due respect to Steve Sanders. It really is the best thing ever.”

“When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.”

“I come from a place, with all due respect, who's never had a music star in hip-hop. So the odds is already against me.”