I was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old.
WINONA RYDERWhat’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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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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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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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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A woman who wears high heels is very different, I think, than a woman who wears sandals.
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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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I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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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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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 write pretty much every day, but I don’t have any desire to publish anything.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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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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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’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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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 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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