I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.
WINONA RYDERI want to be a good person, and a person that people enjoy working with, ’cause I certainly enjoy working with other people.
More Winona Ryder Quotes
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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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My father believes that Western religions are death cults, which I agree with.
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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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I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed.
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I love my job. But all the stuff that comes with it, the thought of being propelled into the limelight again is not something I sit around and fantasize about, certainly. I’d much rather just do my work, and then go home and read my books and watch movies.
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I feel my best when I’m happy.
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A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It’s still in the back of my mind.
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I’ve loved making movies. I feel like I’ve been so lucky because I’ve gotten to be in movies that are some of my favorites, regardless of my being in them – like ‘Heathers.’
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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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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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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’d always find the positive in someone.
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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 was exhausted and going through a terrible depression.
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