A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It’s still in the back of my mind.
WINONA RYDERMoney 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.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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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 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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I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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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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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’m very attached to movie theaters and I love going to them. Nothing will ever replace that. It’s very romantic and beautiful. I used to want to live inside of one, with a bathtub, a bike and a bed, and just watch movies.
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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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I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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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 love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist.
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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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I don’t want to preach, and I don’t want to tell people what to do.
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You can’t pay enough money to cure that feeling of being broken and confused.
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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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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 feel my best when I’m happy.
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I was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old.
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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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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.
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Society makes suicide so romantic.
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You try to get out there and live. I’ve always had good friends who’ve been very supportive and help make me feel good and grounded because I’ve never felt attached to the film industry.
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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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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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A woman who wears high heels is very different, I think, than a woman who wears sandals.
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Looking back – I did have a lot of success and a lot of great opportunities earlier in my career.
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