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.
WINONA RYDERI 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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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’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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Weird people follow you in the streets, you can’t sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone.
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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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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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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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I think it’s really important to have a life outside of this [movie] business and just be the best person you can be.
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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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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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Society makes suicide so romantic.
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I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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I don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.
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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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I try to just pay attention to what I’m feeling. If something is scary to me, then that’s sometimes a good sign – although, sometimes it’s not.
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