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.
WINONA RYDERYou go through spells where you feel that maybe you’re too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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That’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.
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I 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.
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I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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Looking back – I did have a lot of success and a lot of great opportunities earlier in my career.
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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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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.
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Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it’s particularly tough when it’s being documented and you see the person’s picture everywhere. Most people don’t have that added problem when they break up with someone.
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Society makes suicide so romantic.
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I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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I think I really scored with my parents. All of my friends pretty much came from broken homes, and my parents are still together, but not only that, they’re still in love and still write together.
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I am not a person who can really sit around and think about regrets because with every bad experience that you have, there is weirdly something good that comes from it.
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I would love to someday do a play. I did one when I was very young in San Francisco, where I grew up. A girl can dream.
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It’s an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.
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I 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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People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they – at least the ones that I know personally – have been waiting for something that doesn’t completely insult them.
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