I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.
WINONA RYDERWeird people follow you in the streets, you can’t sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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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 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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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.
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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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The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.
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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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I often get offered things that are so similar to things that I have done, and life is too short. When you make a film or a show, as you get older, that’s a lot of time to be doing something that you’re not absolutely invested in or in love with.
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One thing you have to have when you act is energy.
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In America, I don’t know how much longer the environment is going to exist. I sort of strongly believe that we’re in danger.
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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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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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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 love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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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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