You do a movie if it’s good and if you want to do it. It doesn’t matter if it’s small or big or expensive or cheap. If you want to say the words, you’re gonna say them. You can’t strategize.
WINONA RYDERI 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.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
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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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That’s an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong and so much of what does get printed is often about personal things that you don’t want to have other people read about.
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I would love to someday do a play. I did one when I was very young in San Francisco, where I grew up. A girl can dream.
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I don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.
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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 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.
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I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
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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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I have this sense that I didn’t really start growing up until my twenties.
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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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A woman who wears high heels is very different, I think, than a woman who wears sandals.
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Scapegoating will go on forever. We need someone to blame – illegal immigrants, single moms, people in prison. We need someone to victimize.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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One thing you have to have when you act is energy.
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