The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?
WINONA RYDERI think it’s really important to have a life outside of this [movie] business and just be the best person you can be.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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When you finally accept that it’s OK not to have answers and it’s OK not to be perfect, you realize that feeling confused is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
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Crazy isn’t being broken, or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me, amplified.
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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’d always find the positive in someone.
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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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I try to just pay attention to what I’m feeling. If something is scary to me, then that’s sometimes a good sign – although, sometimes it’s not.
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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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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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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, that life can be messy, that some days you glide and some days you fall, but most important, that there are no secret answers out there.
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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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Society makes suicide so romantic.
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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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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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