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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.

Winona Ryder

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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I have this sense that I didn’t really start growing up until my twenties.
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Growth Myself Start
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.
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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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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.
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Insult Movie Myself People Personal Thinking
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 remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home and didn’t go out.
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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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Believe Dangerous Environment Existence Myself
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
What’s awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That’s scary, and they just seem to think it’s okay to do it, like you’re public property.
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Famous People Public Scare Touch Yourself
A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It’s still in the back of my mind.
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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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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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Believe Death Father Myself Religion
I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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Book Favorite Love Myself Sound
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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Doubt Myself Regard Scare School Time
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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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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