--- title: "10 Actress Quotes By Winona Ryder" description: "10 Actress quotes by Winona Ryder. Plus more from Winona Ryder and more Actress sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister_2440441.jpg" --- > [I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister-a-good-person-and-a-good/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister_2440441.jpg) > [For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/for-a-long-time-i-was-almost-ashamed-of-being-an-actress-i-felt-like/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/winona-ryder-1469_actress_for-a-long-time-i-was-almost-ashamed-of_1659389.jpg) > [As an actress, you want to try new things. You don't want to repeat yourself. That becomes more important to you, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/as-an-actress-you-want-to-try-new-things-you-don-t-want-to-repeat/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/winona-ryder-1469_actress_as-an-actress-you-want-to-try-new-things_292194.jpg) > [As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don't really care where it's seen, at this point. I just want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/as-an-actress-you-go-where-the-stories-are-i-don-t-really-care-where/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/winona-ryder-1469_actresses_as-an-actress-you-go-where-the-stories-a_1391475.jpg) > [I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really wanting to be an actress, and I certainly didn't imagine ever being in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-loved-movies-but-i-can-t-remember-ever-really-wanting-to-be-an/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-loved-movies-but-i-can-t-remember-ever_1592610.jpg) > [The fact that I got into acting at all was kind of fluke-ish. I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/the-fact-that-i-got-into-acting-at-all-was-kind-of-fluke-ish-i-loved/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/winona-ryder-1469_acting_the-fact-that-i-got-into-acting-at-all-w_208678.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/suddenly-you-re-the-mom-or-you-go-from-you-re-not-an-ing-nue-you-don/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/winona-ryder-1469_acting_suddenly-you-re-the-mom-or-you-go-from-y_3055755.jpg) > [What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/what-s-awful-about-being-famous-and-being-an-actress-is-when-people/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/winona-ryder-1469_actress_what-s-awful-about-being-famous-and-bein_2006909.jpg) > [I was mid-sentence when the casting director said, "Listen, kid. You should not be an actress. You are not pretty enough. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-was-mid-sentence-when-the-casting-director-said-listen-kid-you/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-was-mid-sentence-when-the-casting-dire_830900.jpg) > [I wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It's like, you meet people, and they know this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-wanted-to-be-just-a-normal-girl-flirting-with-a-normal-guy-it-s/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/winona-ryder-1469_actor_i-wanted-to-be-just-a-normal-girl-flirti_2757475.jpg) ## Other authors on Actress ## More by Winona Ryder > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/it-s-also-a-question-of-finding-good-material-and-interesting-roles-i/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [I was unusual looking - I didn't have the look of that time. If you look at 'Lucas' - and, basically, my first five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-was-unusual-looking-i-didn-t-have-the-look-of-that-time-if-you-look/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-definitely-count-my-blessings-i-feel-like-i-ve-had-such-a-great/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [If a film is well made, then great, whatever it's about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/if-a-film-is-well-made-then-great-whatever-it-s-about/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [Honestly, if it wasn't for 'Beetlejuice,' where would I be? That movie was a big thing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/honestly-if-it-wasn-t-for-beetlejuice-where-would-i-be-that-movie-was/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [ I remember realizing, when I did Little Women \[1994\], that that was the only time girls that age were being written about. It was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-remember-realizing-when-i-did-little-women-1994-that-that-was-the/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [I remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-remember-when-i-first-started-being-in-magazines-i-had-pretty-thin/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/but-i-ve-always-felt-a-need-to-have-a-life-which-is-completely/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [“(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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/my-parents-had-always-instilled-in-me-that-it-was-way-cooler-to-be-an/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [I was raised to believe that religion is a beautiful thing, but it's fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-was-raised-to-believe-that-religion-is-a-beautiful-thing-but-it-s/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [All we want is to be treated like human beings, and not to be patronized, or experimented on like guinea pigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/all-we-want-is-to-be-treated-like-human-beings-and-not-to-be/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/with-ed-wood-i-sobbed-with-frankenweenie-i-was-crying-with-edward/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-love-getting-older-i-think-it-has-to-do-with-always-being-the-kid/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-ve-always-been-super-private-and-protective-of-certain-experiences/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) > [Usually, the roles that you get offered that are the mom roles are very much the mom role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/usually-the-roles-that-you-get-offered-that-are-the-mom-roles-are/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress/winona-ryder/#itemlist", "name": "10 Actress Quotes By Winona Ryder", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Winona Ryder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister-a-good-person-and-a-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister_2440441.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister_2440441.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/winona-ryder-1469_actress_i-want-to-be-a-good-friend-a-good-sister_2440441.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress.” — Winona Ryder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. 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