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.
WINONA RYDERRemember, 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 don’t want to preach, and I don’t want to tell people what to do.
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I remember the whole thing with the word ambition. I was messed up for a while because I associated it with certain people who just want to be famous. I think, for a while, it was kind of a dirty word for women.
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It’s just people should realize that the celebrity aspect of being an actor is very rarely enjoyable for people like me who would always rather go unnoticed and disappear into the crowd.
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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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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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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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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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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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I’d always find the positive in someone.
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Money 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.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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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 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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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
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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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