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.
WINONA RYDERI 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.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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One thing you have to have when you act is energy.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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You have good days and bad days, and depression’s something that, you know, is always with you.
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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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I don’t want to preach, and I don’t want to tell people what to do.
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I’m the type who’d rather not work than work on something I’m not into. I’ve done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance.
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It’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.
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I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
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I have this sense that I didn’t really start growing up until my twenties.
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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’m not a drug user myself. I’m too little to take drugs – my body can’t take it.
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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.
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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 love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.
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