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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 Wood

I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.
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Anguish God Guilty Myself Obey Parents
I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
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Magic Morning Movie Myself Studio Young
If I didn’t believe in what I’m doing, I’d rather go to work in a dime store.
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Believe Money Myself Work
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.
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Children Marriage Mindset Myself Sister Time
I thought it was a wonderful line – right on the cutting room floor.
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Myself Right Room Thinking Wonderful
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.
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Children Interest Myself
Almost every girl falls in love with the wrong man, I suppose it’s part of growing up.
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Fall In Love Girl Growth Man Myself Relationship Wrong
I couldn’t even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.
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Alone Myself Social Togetherness Work
I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
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Gratitude Mom Myself True
Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don’t think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
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Act Existing Movie Myself Stardom Thinking
I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool.
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Cook Home Movie Myself Sight
The constant attention is what is so difficult.
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Attention Difficult
For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
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Emotional Feeling Life Myself Revolution Time
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.
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Bright Domestic Money Myself
Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
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Analysis Change Transformation Yourself
My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm… and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.
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Excitement Feeling Friendship Myself Truth Way
Today’s films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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Human Movie Myself Relationship Role Starve Technology
Warren and I are friends, but working with him had been difficult.
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Difficult Friendship Myself Work
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.
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Myself Night Sea Sensation Sky Space Stars Wonderful
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.
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Change Children Himself Man Success Time Woman
My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.
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Acceptance Learning Mom Yourself
From ages 10 to 12 or so, I barely remember anything.
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Age Bare Myself Remember
I didn’t know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.
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Hell Knowledge Myself
The times that I have done something that I didn’t respond to emotionally right away, it’s generally not worked out too well.
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Emotion Myself Response Right Time Work
I’m just going to have to grow old, because I’m too terrified to have anything done.
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Fear Growth Myself Old
A lot changed when I had Natasha. I’m a survivor.
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Change Myself Survive
There are certain stars who are not actors. I don’t want to be that type.
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Myself Stardom Type

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

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