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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.

Winona Ryder

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.
WINONA RYDER

Big Children Kind Life Myself Remember School Stardom
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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Actor Move Myself Occupation Shallow Shame Time
I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.
WINONA RYDER

Act Inspirational Myself People Writing
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.
WINONA RYDER

Break Up Hard Person Picture Problem Tough
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.
WINONA RYDER

Investment Life Movie Offering Old Short Yourself
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.
WINONA RYDER

Actor Celebrity Crowd Disappear Enjoyment Notice People
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.
WINONA RYDER

Fantasy Job Light Love Movie Myself Thinking Work
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.
WINONA RYDER

Business Frustration Personal Print Reading Wrong Yourself
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 RYDER

Feeling Love Movie Myself Regard
People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they – at least the ones that I know personally – have been waiting for something that doesn’t completely insult them.
WINONA RYDER

Insult Movie Myself People Personal Thinking
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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Bad Experience Goodness Person Regret Thinking Weird
I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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Depression Myself Terrible
A woman who wears high heels is very different, I think, than a woman who wears sandals.
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Different Fashion Myself Woman
I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
WINONA RYDER

Book Favorite Love Myself Sound
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.
WINONA RYDER

Attachment Beautiful Movie Myself Replacement Romantic
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.
WINONA RYDER

Friendship Love Myself Parents Thinking Togetherness Writing

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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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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