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 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.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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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.
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I’ve read the Bible. I think the Bible’s a great book, but it’s a novel. It’s beautifully written and la-di-da, but people really took it the wrong way.
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As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don’t really care where it’s seen, at this point. I just want to tell good stories and do good roles that I haven’t done before.
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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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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’m very attached to movie theaters and I love going to them. Nothing will ever replace that. It’s very romantic and beautiful. I used to want to live inside of one, with a bathtub, a bike and a bed, and just watch movies.
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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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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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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’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
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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 love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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You go through spells where you feel that maybe you’re too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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