A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.
Natalie Wood

Almost every girl falls in love with the wrong man, I suppose it's part of growing up.
Natalie Wood

At night, when the sky is full of stars and the sea is still you get the wonderful sensation that you are floating in space.
Natalie Wood

For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
Natalie Wood

From ages 10 to 12 or so, I barely remember anything.
Natalie Wood

I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.
Natalie Wood

I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.
Natalie Wood

I didn't like children. I didn't think of myself as a child. I didn't like any of the things other children were interested in.
Natalie Wood

I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
Natalie Wood

I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool.
Natalie Wood


I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.
Natalie Wood

I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor.
Natalie Wood

I was so overprotected, I used to think I was as delicate as people said I was.
Natalie Wood

I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
Natalie Wood

I'm just going to have to grow old, because I'm too terrified to have anything done.
Natalie Wood

I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to.
Natalie Wood

I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
Natalie Wood

If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store.
Natalie Wood

My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm... and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.
Natalie Wood

My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.
Natalie Wood