My parents really instilled this idea in me of being your own person, almost to the extent that I couldn't do wrong. I'd get a bad grade and they'd be like, "No! What you did was great!" — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I'm a really private person. I just love my work. I feel like celebrity has changed so much, in this culture. Ever since they started with those reality shows and people that aren't actors but they're really famous, it's gotten… — 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
![“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)
