1.
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.
Natalie Wood
2.
Almost every girl falls in love with the wrong man, I suppose it's part of growing up.
Natalie Wood
3.
Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
Natalie Wood
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
Natalie Wood
7.
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
8.
My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.
Natalie Wood
9.
I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.
Natalie Wood
10.
If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store.
Natalie Wood
11.
We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
Natalie Wood
12.
I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.
Natalie Wood
13.
I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
Natalie Wood
14.
Warren and I are friends, but working with him had been difficult.
Natalie Wood
15.
I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.
Natalie Wood
16.
I'm just going to have to grow old, because I'm too terrified to have anything done.
Natalie Wood
17.
Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
Natalie Wood
18.
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
19.
I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
Natalie Wood
20.
The times that I have done something that I didn't respond to emotionally right away, it's generally not worked out too well.
Natalie Wood
21.
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
22.
I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool.
Natalie Wood
23.
A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.
Natalie Wood
24.
I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor.
Natalie Wood
25.
Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.
Natalie Wood
26.
The constant attention is what is so difficult.
Natalie Wood
27.
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
28.
There are certain stars who are not actors. I don't want to be that type.
Natalie Wood
29.
When I get married it will be for keeps.
Natalie Wood
30.
From ages 10 to 12 or so, I barely remember anything.
Natalie Wood
