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.’
WINONA RYDERMoney doesn’t matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn’t make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don’t have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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I don’t want to preach, and I don’t want to tell people what to do.
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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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Crazy isn’t being broken, or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me, amplified.
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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
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You try to get out there and live. I’ve always had good friends who’ve been very supportive and help make me feel good and grounded because I’ve never felt attached to the film industry.
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I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed, that life can be messy, that some days you glide and some days you fall, but most important, that there are no secret answers out there.
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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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I write pretty much every day, but I don’t have any desire to publish anything.
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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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It’s part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what’s been printed about me.
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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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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 don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.
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I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.
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I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time.
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