My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself. Tatum O'Neal More Quotes by Tatum O'Neal More Quotes From Tatum O'Neal I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love. Tatum O'Neal bitterbitternessanger 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. Tatum O'Neal awardsdadattention I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle. Tatum O'Neal boyfriendtearsfather I've triumphed over addiction. Tatum O'Neal recoveryaddiction Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond. Tatum O'Neal tiesworking-togethermoon Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth. Tatum O'Neal teethbrotherfather 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 moonkidschildren Paper Moon didn't bring me love. Tatum O'Neal moonpaper Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence. Tatum O'Neal sloppyinfluence I remained Ryan's companion on the Hollywood party circuit, growing inured to sex and drugs before I was in my teens. Tatum O'Neal drugpartysex I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me. Tatum O'Neal overwhelming-forcecrushmight I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back. Tatum O'Neal brutalityovercoming I think all of us feel like we're a bit on show, all the time. Tatum O'Neal showsfeelsthinking 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. Tatum O'Neal confusedactingchildren I have a temper, but I wouldn't call me abusive. Tatum O'Neal abusivetempercall-me When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself. Tatum O'Neal hittingabusenormal I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse. Tatum O'Neal domestic-violenceabuseovercoming 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 mother-daughterscriptsplay Certain struggles never end. Tatum O'Neal certainendsstruggle I do take responsibility for it. I admit to having a problem. I have been to numerous treatment centers. Tatum O'Neal admittakeproblemresponsibility
