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.
WINONA RYDERI 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.
WINONA RYDERThe actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
WINONA RYDERSociety makes suicide so romantic.
WINONA RYDERI’d always find the positive in someone.
WINONA RYDERThe older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.
WINONA RYDERI don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.
WINONA RYDERScapegoating will go on forever. We need someone to blame – illegal immigrants, single moms, people in prison. We need someone to victimize.
WINONA RYDERAs 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.
WINONA RYDERI was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old.
WINONA RYDERYou have good days and bad days, and depression’s something that, you know, is always with you.
WINONA RYDERI’m not a drug user myself. I’m too little to take drugs – my body can’t take it.
WINONA RYDERI 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 RYDERWeird 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.
WINONA RYDERI feel my best when I’m happy.
WINONA RYDERI’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.
WINONA RYDERAs 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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