Ryan O'Neal

“I'm a hopeless father. I don't know why. I don't think I was supposed to be a father.”

“It fascinates me that when we lose one of our five senses, the remaining four strengthen and rally to make sense of the world we live in. Even by closing our eyes for a moment, we find ourselves paying closer attention to the sounds around us. Perhaps this is why music can resonate so deeply within us; somehow our isolated senses allow our brains the space and perspective to connect these really beautiful dots of our own hearts and souls. I wonder if the act of giving our other senses a break ca”

“I'm not religious. I'm a fallen Catholic.”

“I am flippant. That's one of my charms.”

“I'm as moody and complex and private as anyone I ever knew.”

“I saw Farrah Fawcett originally when she and her boyfriend, Lee Majors, came over to my house for a birthday party that I was having for my ex-wife, Leigh Taylor-Young.”

“Writing a book is an emotional odyssey, sometimes exhilarating, other times deflating.”

“I got married at 20, and I was not a real mature 20. My first child was born when I was 21.”