As an actress, you want to try new things. You don't want to repeat yourself. That becomes more important to you, as… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
The fact that I got into acting at all was kind of fluke-ish. I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don't really care where it's seen, at this point. I just want… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really wanting to be an actress, and I certainly didn't imagine ever being in… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I was mid-sentence when the casting director said, "Listen, kid. You should not be an actress. You are not pretty enough. You… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress. — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It's like, you meet people, and they know this… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
Suddenly you're the mom, or you go from ... You're not an ingénue, you don't want to play an ingénue, but it's… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
It's also a question of finding good material and interesting roles. I'm not the only actress out there, and good parts just don't fall… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I was unusual looking - I didn't have the look of that time. If you look at 'Lucas' - and, basically, my first five… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I definitely count my blessings. I feel like I've had such a great ride. Early on, to be able to work with some of… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
Honestly, if it wasn't for 'Beetlejuice,' where would I be? That movie was a big thing for me. — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I remember realizing, when I did Little Women [1994], that that was the only time girls that age were being written about. It was… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
“(My parents) had always instilled in me that it was way cooler to be an individual and to be unique and that you don't… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I was raised to believe that religion is a beautiful thing, but it's fiction. — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
All we want is to be treated like human beings, and not to be patronized, or experimented on like guinea pigs. — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
With 'Ed Wood,' I sobbed. With 'Frankenweenie,' I was crying. With 'Edward Scissorhands,' I always cry. There's always an incredible amount of purity, even… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
![“Suddenly you're the mom, or you go from ... You're not an ingénue, you don't want to play an ingénue, but it's like that line in The First Wives Club [1996]: "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy."” quote by Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1fd/winona-ryder-1469_acting_suddenly-you-re-the-mom-or-you-go-from-y_3055755.jpg)
![“I remember realizing, when I did Little Women [1994], that that was the only time girls that age were being written about. It was always boys - from David Copperfield to Lord of the Flies to Holden Caulfield. There were never young women going through adolescence or teen years; there were only…” quote by Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/666/winona-ryder-1469_adolescence_i-remember-realizing-when-i-did-little-w_41784.jpg)
