As 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’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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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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You go through spells where you feel that maybe you’re too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.
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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
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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.
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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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I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
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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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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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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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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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I was raised to believe that religion is a beautiful thing, but it’s fiction.
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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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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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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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