Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.
I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love. - Tatum O'Neal
I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.
- Tatum O'Neal
The more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan's script: daughter. - Tatum O'Neal
The more love I craved, the more distant and abusive he grew. The role I longed to play was never written into Ryan's script: daughter.
When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself. - Tatum O'Neal
When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.
I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me. - Tatum O'Neal
I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself. - Tatum O'Neal
My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself.
I've triumphed over addiction. - Tatum O'Neal
I've triumphed over addiction.
As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture. - Tatum O'Neal
As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.
I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time. - Tatum O'Neal
I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time.
I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back. - Tatum O'Neal
I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back.
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