I think whenever you love something or somebody it means that you have to extend yourself, you have to grow - get a little larger. You can't stay in your little comfortable - spot.


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It was total naivety that got me to Hollywood. I thought it was going to happen straight away. I tol...
NAOMI WATTS
There was a time I was very much blaming the way I felt on L.A, that it was a vacuum of creativity, ...
NAOMI WATTS
Women in their 40s have gone through quite a few different things, and so the roles are going to ref...
NAOMI WATTS
There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to def...
NAOMI WATTS
If I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women,...
NAOMI WATTS
Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.
NAOMI WATTS
Maybe in the workplace I have more courage than other areas in my life.
NAOMI WATTS
Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieve...
NAOMI WATTS
I hate diets. Restriction makes me feel rebellious. I find that I look my best when I feel my best, ...
NAOMI WATTS
I wish I'd started having kids sooner so I could have had a few more.
NAOMI WATTS
I think it's good to explore it. I don't feel bad about that... I mean, I think everyone has...
NAOMI WATTS
There are no tricks to balancing work and family. It is a struggle all the time, and you just do you...
NAOMI WATTS
As you get older, you overthink and can talk yourself out of anything. It's good to be a bit rec...
NAOMI WATTS
There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna ...
NAOMI WATTS
I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not...
NAOMI WATTS
I always love being in the company of women. It's all about good conversation and great wine.
NAOMI WATTS
You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have.
NAOMI WATTS
My parents are so amazing; they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise abou...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
NAOMI SCOTT
I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'm my own person. You can't generalise about people.
NAOMI SCOTT
There are too many people around keeping me grounded to go off the rails.
NAOMI SCOTT
I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ...
NAOMI SCOTT
No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
NAOMI SCOTT
I want to pursue music in the future, but I'm taking it a step at a time and making sure I'm...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they'r...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ...
NAOMI SCOTT
All of us, although we may have a label attached to us, that's not who we are.
NAOMI SCOTT
There are too many people around keeping me grounded to go off the rails. I'm my own person.
NAOMI SCOTT
Within a few weeks of coming back from filming 'Lemonade Mouth,' I got these scripts, and &#...
NAOMI SCOTT
I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ...
NAOMI SCOTT
I don't take vacations.
NAOMI JUDD
I'm a darned good listener.
NAOMI JUDD
Ignorance is my least favorite thing. I really think it's at the core of all our problems.
NAOMI JUDD
I'm a registered, vetted gun owner, but that's because I live way out in the country, like w...
NAOMI JUDD
I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have...
NAOMI JUDD
I've had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being d...
NAOMI JUDD
I'm a communicator.
NAOMI JUDD