Tatum O'Neal quotes

Tatum O'Neal is an American actress best known for becoming the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award. Her breakout role came in the film "Paper Moon," where she starred alongside her father, Ryan O'Neal. She has continued to act in both film and television, earning acclaim for her performances over several decades. Here are 23 of her quotes:

I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle. (Tatum O'Neal)
Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond. View quote
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I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love. View quote
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I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back. View quote
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Certain struggles never end. View quote
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I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time. View quote
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My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself. View quote
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I've triumphed over addiction. View quote
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Paper Moon didn't bring me love. View quote
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I remained Ryan's companion on the Hollywood party circuit, growing inured to sex and drugs before I was in my teens. View quote
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I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse. (Tatum O'Neal)
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. View quote
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence. View quote
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I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me. View quote
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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. View quote
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When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself. View quote
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I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me. View quote
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Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth. View quote
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As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture. View quote
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I have a temper, but I wouldn't call me abusive. View quote
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I do take responsibility for it. I admit to having a problem. I have been to numerous treatment centers. (Tatum O'Neal)
I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema. View quote
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Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memories that lose some of their sting when he recounts them. View quote
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Tatum O'Neal

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: November 5, 1963
Quotes count: 23