Tatum O'Neal

I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.

I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.

When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.

I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.