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I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I thought depression was the part of my character that made me worthwhile. I thought so little of myself, felt that I had such scant offerings to give to the world, that the one thing that justified my existence at all was my agony.

I had a lot of depression as a kid.

There's been moments of depression in my life, moments when I was in situations that I thought I wouldn't be able to get out of.

I fight manic-depression, and I have been able to live battling that sadness that I get sometimes.

If you try to hold on to something you don't have anymore, you can't be happy in the moment.

I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.

If depression has taught me one thing, it is this: what a rare and beautiful treasure is the simple human gift of joy. For me now, joy - our capacity to delight in one another and in the world - is the reason why we are here. It is as simple as that. And I feel compelled to spread the word.

When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy.

Never once, during any of my bouts of depression, had I been inclined or able to pick up a telephone and ask a friend for help. It wasn't in me.