“I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt.”
Natalie Wood

“In California, I guess you belong to the state; you don't even belong to your parents. It's an old Spanish law.”
Bo Derek

“There's love for your parents, your family, your spouse, your partner, your friends, but the nature of the connection you have with your child, there's nothing like it. It has its own character and it's so serious and so powerful, and so it's a prism through which I see everything.”
Annette Bening

“The more I go through parenting, the more I say I owe my mother an apology.”
Ray Romano

“When your child is sick, you have tunnel vision.”
Nick Cassavetes