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People Quotes by Winona Ryder

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Winona Ryder says she never liked the spotlight and prefers to stay unnoticed, even though she worked hard in acting. She notes that many people visit Los Angeles just to see famous faces, while she finds that attention often feels intrusive. She also mentions that ambition once seemed tied only to fame for her.

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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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People don't realise how much tension they hold in their forearms.

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I feel a little stronger than people perceive me.

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The actors that I do know are people who I think have souls, you know?

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Even though 'Heathers' didn't make a lot of money, I really was able to transition into a situation where people thought I…

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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…

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I definitely count my blessings. I feel like I've had such a great ride. Early on, to be able to work with…

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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…

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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…

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The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think.

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You look at people like Gena Rowlands, but she had [John] Cassavetes to write these amazing roles for her.

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I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody…

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That's an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong…

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I'm a really private person. I just love my work. I feel like celebrity has changed so much, in this culture. Ever…

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I wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It's like, you meet people, and they know this…

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I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... I mean, if…

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My problems seemed so glamorous to other people, and everyone just thought I was so lucky. But then, I was lucky because…

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I'm too young to play lawyers. But I've been really lucky because I never got labeled. I never did the John Hughes…

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I was never strategic really, but back when I was starting out no one cared. In the acting community, box office didn't…

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I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... But I definitely…

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I was so lucky that I got to meet certain people. It came through Roddy McDowall, who had become a photographer and…

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People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they - at least the ones that I know personally…

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On the set for 'Beetlejuice,' it was before people would go watch on monitors, and directors would be next to the camera.

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I've read the Bible. I think the Bible's a great book, but it's a novel. It's beautifully written and la-di-da, but people…

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Some people go to L.A. just to see recognizable people. There are tour buses. But in New York, everyone seems a little…

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I want to be a good person, and a person that people enjoy working with, 'cause I certainly enjoy working with other…

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For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would…

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I'm so sick of people shaming women for being sensitive or vulnerable. It's so bizarre to me... I do have those qualities,…

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Weird people follow you in the streets, you can't sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in…

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Even though I never really had to pound the pavement as an actor, I always worked really hard. But, at the same…

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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…

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There are actors I know personally, or I've heard them say, "The less known about me, the better, because I just want…

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I will say, though, that San Francisco is a very friendly city. It's the kind of place where people smile at you…

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I was unusual looking - I didn't have the look of that time. If you look at 'Lucas' - and, basically, my…

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Part of me feels like when you had a lot of success in your teens and 20s, it gets harder for you…

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I had this big complex because I didn't go to college. There was a whole era where I got linked to everybody.…

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It used to be that you commit to something, and then basically you spend your year doing that. Now there's a constant…

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I remember the whole thing with the word ambition. I was messed up for a while because I associated it with certain…

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Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it's particularly tough when it's being documented and you see the person's picture everywhere. Most people…

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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…

I was unusual looking - I didn't have the look of that time. If you look at 'Lucas' - and, basically, my first five…

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…

If a film is well made, then great, whatever it's about.

Honestly, if it wasn't for 'Beetlejuice,' where would I be? That movie was a big thing for me.

I remember realizing, when I did Little Women [1994], that that was the only time girls that age were being written about. It was…

I remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home…

But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the…

“(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…

I was raised to believe that religion is a beautiful thing, but it's fiction.

All we want is to be treated like human beings, and not to be patronized, or experimented on like guinea pigs.

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…

I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set.

I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends.

Usually, the roles that you get offered that are the mom roles are very much the mom role.