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.
WINONA RYDERYou 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.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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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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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 write pretty much every day, but I don’t have any desire to publish anything.
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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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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
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I’m not a drug user myself. I’m too little to take drugs – my body can’t take it.
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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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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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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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Crazy isn’t being broken, or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me, amplified.
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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 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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Looking back – I did have a lot of success and a lot of great opportunities earlier in my career.
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You 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.
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For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.
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