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.
WINONA RYDERI 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.
WINONA RYDERI 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 RYDERI feel my best when I’m happy.
WINONA RYDERWhat’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.
WINONA RYDERI’d always find the positive in someone.
WINONA RYDERFor 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.
WINONA RYDERA lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It’s still in the back of my mind.
WINONA RYDERI’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.
WINONA RYDERI’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.
WINONA RYDERI love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
WINONA RYDERI love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist.
WINONA RYDERYou can’t pay enough money to cure that feeling of being broken and confused.
WINONA RYDERI 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.
WINONA RYDERIt’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.
WINONA RYDERLooking back – I did have a lot of success and a lot of great opportunities earlier in my career.
WINONA RYDERIn 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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