As 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 RYDERI think it’s important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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I want to be a good person, and a person that people enjoy working with, ’cause I certainly enjoy working with other people.
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Remember, I’m the kind of kid who used to get stuffed into a locker by school bullies. I’ve never felt like I’m a big star at any level of my life.
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I’ve read the Bible. I think the Bible’s a great book, but it’s a novel. It’s beautifully written and la-di-da, but people really took it the wrong way.
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I 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.
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I’m the type who’d rather not work than work on something I’m not into. I’ve done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance.
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When you finally accept that it’s OK not to have answers and it’s OK not to be perfect, you realize that feeling confused is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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I love my job. But all the stuff that comes with it, the thought of being propelled into the limelight again is not something I sit around and fantasize about, certainly. I’d much rather just do my work, and then go home and read my books and watch movies.
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I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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A woman who wears high heels is very different, I think, than a woman who wears sandals.
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I’ve loved making movies. I feel like I’ve been so lucky because I’ve gotten to be in movies that are some of my favorites, regardless of my being in them – like ‘Heathers.’
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I remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home and didn’t go out.
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A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It’s still in the back of my mind.
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