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 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.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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One thing you have to have when you act is energy.
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It’s an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.
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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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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.
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I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.
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The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.
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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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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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It’s part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what’s been printed about me.
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I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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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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I don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.
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Money doesn’t matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn’t make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don’t have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level.
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I’m quite comfortable looking at myself in movies, probably because I’ve been doing it for so long, since I was a kid. So I sort of watched myself grow up and go through adolescence, like, basically on camera.
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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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