Hollywood icon Faye Dunaway sat down for a roundtable during the Cannes Film Festival to preview her upcoming documentary Faye and talked candidly about her struggles with bipolar disorder. <\/p>
New feature documentary Faye provides an intimate portrait of one of Hollywood\u2019s most iconic leading ladies of the 20th century, as Faye Dunaway looks back at the highs and lows of her era-defining career.<\/p>\n
Throughout the \u201960s and \u201970s, the actress was one of the most in-demand names in Hollywood. The actress built her reputation through critically acclaimed performances in movies such as Chinatown, Network and Bonnie and Clyde, which showcased her signature emotional depth and untameable spirit.<\/p>\n
Behind all the fame and success, Dunaway was struggling with erratic behaviour and mood swings. The actress revealed during the documentary that she sought medical attention and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after suffering from the condition for many years.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a roundtable during the Cannes Film Festival, Dunaway said she felt it was important to be candid and open about her mental health struggles as it may explain certain behaviours she has exhibited in the past, but it may also reach people who are suffering from these \u201cimbalances\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re still responsible for your actions so [the bipolar] may explain them but it doesn\u2019t excuse them if they\u2019ve been painful for other people,\u201d said Dunaway.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was good to know it and then try and find a way to cope with it and find a way to control whatever impulses I was having and to have medication and have help to understand what was happening. It was part of my process and part of my evolving into what I\u2019ve become today.\u201d<\/p>\n