Naomi Watts Quotes

The only reason I went for that goal is that I wanted to say: 'Now, mummy-daddy, will you love me?'

I wanted to be loved by my father. I could do anything to be loved by my father.

Growing up, I was watched by my parents and strongly critiqued. Instead of saying they loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference.

Part of my evolution has been to learn how painful most people's childhoods are. They grow up not liking themselves, not loving themselves. Ask people if they were lovable the minute they were born, and watch them sit back and have to think about it. One lady said, 'I suppose so.' That's painful.

No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him.

When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

I have a great need for affection from an audience. I don't know whether this is because I had such a tough life when I was a child.

I try to win the love and approval of strangers, since it didn't work with my family.

Many people make fun of me because I'm always so dressed up, but they don't understand that there's a little girl inside me who always wanted to be that dressed up but never got to do that because I was always a certain weight.

If my father had hugged me even once, I'd be an accountant right now.

I wish my parents hadn't made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they'll find their own way back to a healthy weight.

All of us wish we'd had perfect childhoods, with a mother and father who modeled ideal parental attitudes and taught us to internalize the tenets of self-love. Many of us, however, did not.

A part of me understands why a mother is equally proud of all her children, but that little boy inside me just wants my mom to say, out loud but even just to me, 'I'm a little bit prouder of you.'

I was very much in love with my mother. She was a very warm and a very cold woman. When she was warm, I tried to come close to her. But she could be very cold and rejecting.

It's crazy how people just don't care sometimes about the kids they have.

I've had this conversation with friends who have had challenging relationships with one or another parent. The only thing I can say is what I feel: The other person isn't going to change. That is who they are.

If something's not right, I don't believe in maintaining something for the sake of what's considered a traditional family, because I believe that there are different ways to raise children. It's far more effective to raise children in happy homes.

I think that when moms just give themselves up, the kids know. They feel guilty; they resent their mother for making them feel guilty, and then they grow up and do the same thing. Whereas my mother showed me that it's okay to focus on yourself.

I liked the fact that my father had a lot of expectations from my brother. I probably wanted to be that person who he could be proud of.

When you have a different mother, you want to be in her world. Because in mine, I didn't feel like I fit in.

My mum and dad aren't together, but she plays a massive part in my life. We have deep conversations: I tell her where I need support, where I feel she's lacking, and I support her with whatever she needs. I understand she won't be here forever, and I want no regrets.

I used to think I was ugly because I was the baby.

My brother, he just thought I was crazy.

My family has never put pressure on me. They've always been supportive no matter what.

If you have parents who can't show you love, a kid can grow up to look arrogant. Because they need to create a fake self. Or they think they're more powerful than they really are.