What’s awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That’s scary, and they just seem to think it’s okay to do it, like you’re public property.
WINONA RYDERWhat’s awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That’s scary, and they just seem to think it’s okay to do it, like you’re public property.
WINONA RYDERYou do a movie if it’s good and if you want to do it. It doesn’t matter if it’s small or big or expensive or cheap. If you want to say the words, you’re gonna say them. You can’t strategize.
WINONA RYDERI was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old.
WINONA RYDERI feel my best when I’m happy.
WINONA RYDERI’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
WINONA RYDERMy father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
WINONA RYDERI try to just pay attention to what I’m feeling. If something is scary to me, then that’s sometimes a good sign – although, sometimes it’s not.
WINONA RYDERI have this sense that I didn’t really start growing up until my twenties.
WINONA RYDERThat’s an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong and so much of what does get printed is often about personal things that you don’t want to have other people read about.
WINONA RYDERI don’t want to preach, and I don’t want to tell people what to do.
WINONA RYDERThe older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.
WINONA RYDERI think it’s really important to have a life and have interests outside of this [movie] business, and not rely on this business to validate you as a human being. If you do that, you’re really in a dangerous spot.
WINONA RYDERI don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.
WINONA RYDERAs an actress, you want to try new things. You don’t want to repeat yourself. That becomes more important to you, as you get older.
WINONA RYDERThe actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
WINONA RYDERI think it’s really important to have a life outside of this [movie] business and just be the best person you can be.
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