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If I didn’t believe in what I’m doing, I’d rather go to work in a dime store.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood From ages 10 to 12 or so, I barely remember anything.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood There are certain stars who are not actors. I don’t want to be that type.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood 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 WoodNatalie 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 WoodNatalie 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 WoodNatalie 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 WoodNatalie Wood I thought it was a wonderful line – right on the cutting room floor.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood I’m just going to have to grow old, because I’m too terrified to have anything done.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
Natalie WoodNatalie 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 WoodNatalie 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 WoodNatalie Wood A lot changed when I had Natasha. I’m a survivor.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don’t think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood I couldn’t even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.
Natalie WoodNatalie Wood
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The moment that you accept life and your life as it is, is the moment that you will start to change your life and this magical life itself.
Rasheed OgunlaruRasheed Ogunlaru I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham Such alchemy your mystic eyes like a drug I’m addicted to your fiery kisses.
Frank ZFrank Z When we start accepting ourselves as whole, the magic happens.
Daisy BernardezDaisy Bernardez Music is Magic. Magic is Life.
Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix Know your magic, trust your magic, use your magic and know that you are a manifestation of life’s magic.
Rasheed OgunlaruRasheed Ogunlaru In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
Jon Kabat-ZinnJon Kabat-Zinn If there is something magic about the collaborations I have with actors it’s because I put the character first.
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