Top 32 Quotes & Sayings by Natalie Wood

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Natalie Wood.
Last updated on September 20, 2024.
Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles.

The times that I have done something that I didn't respond to emotionally right away, it's generally not worked out too well.
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.
If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store. — © Natalie Wood
If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store.
I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.
I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm... and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.
I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.
Warren and I are friends, but working with him had been difficult.
We were descended from royalty.
Almost every girl falls in love with the wrong man, I suppose it's part of growing up.
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.
A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.
The constant attention is what is so difficult.
From ages 10 to 12 or so, I barely remember anything.
For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
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.
I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool.
I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor.
I was so overprotected, I used to think I was as delicate as people said I was.
Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
I'm just going to have to grow old, because I'm too terrified to have anything done.
I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh. — © Natalie Wood
We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.
Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
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.
When I get married it will be for keeps.
Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
There are certain stars who are not actors. I don't want to be that type.
My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.
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