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.
WINONA RYDERA woman who wears high heels is very different, I think, than a woman who wears sandals.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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As an actress, you want to try new things. You don’t want to repeat yourself. That becomes more important to you, as you get older.
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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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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.
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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 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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Society makes suicide so romantic.
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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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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 write pretty much every day, but I don’t have any desire to publish anything.
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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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I think I really scored with my parents. All of my friends pretty much came from broken homes, and my parents are still together, but not only that, they’re still in love and still write together.
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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.’
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I was raised to believe that religion is a beautiful thing, but it’s fiction.
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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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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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