--- title: "4 Teenager Quotes By Winona Ryder" description: "4 Teenager quotes by Winona Ryder. Plus more from Winona Ryder and more Teenager sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/winona-ryder-1469_culture_as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reserva_707115.jpg" --- > [As a teenager, I worked on Indian reservations, and it was such an incredible culture: the elders are so respected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reservations-and-it-was-such-an/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/winona-ryder-1469_culture_as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reserva_707115.jpg) > [I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-went-from-weirdo-teenager-to-pixie-waif-to-them-not-knowing-what/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/winona-ryder-1469_hell_i-went-from-weirdo-teenager-to-pixie-wai_1651701.jpg) > [It would be great if teenagers could make movies. It's sad how some writers think they can write about stuff they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/it-would-be-great-if-teenagers-could-make-movies-it-s-sad-how-some/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/winona-ryder-1469_ifs_it-would-be-great-if-teenagers-could-mak_2082769.jpg) > [I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-was-regarded-as-the-school-freak-which-further-reinforced-a-lot-of/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/winona-ryder-1469_freak_i-was-regarded-as-the-school-freak-which_2865557.jpg) ## Other authors on Teenager - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-green-51499.jpg) John Green 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/john-green/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-homer-42227.jpg) Homer 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/homer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/cassandra-clare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-fran-lebowitz-35316.jpg) Fran Lebowitz 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/fran-lebowitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tana-french-88830.jpg) Tana French 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/tana-french/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mia-wasikowska-66857.jpg) Mia Wasikowska 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/mia-wasikowska/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederic-william-farrar-36152.jpg) Laurence Steinberg 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/laurence-steinberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jodi-picoult-50321.jpg) Jodi Picoult 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/jodi-picoult/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cheng-yi-22986.jpg) Haim Ginott 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/haim-ginott/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-diablo-cody-29172.jpg) Diablo Cody 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teenager/diablo-cody/) ## 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/teenager/winona-ryder/#itemlist", "name": "4 Teenager Quotes By Winona Ryder", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a teenager, I worked on Indian reservations, and it was such an incredible culture: the elders are so respected.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Winona Ryder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reservations-and-it-was-such-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/winona-ryder-1469_culture_as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reserva_707115.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/winona-ryder-1469_culture_as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reserva_707115.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/winona-ryder-1469_culture_as-a-teenager-i-worked-on-indian-reserva_707115.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a teenager, I worked on Indian reservations, and it was such an incredible culture: the elders are so…” — Winona Ryder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Winona Ryder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-went-from-weirdo-teenager-to-pixie-waif-to-them-not-knowing-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/winona-ryder-1469_hell_i-went-from-weirdo-teenager-to-pixie-wai_1651701.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/winona-ryder-1469_hell_i-went-from-weirdo-teenager-to-pixie-wai_1651701.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/winona-ryder-1469_hell_i-went-from-weirdo-teenager-to-pixie-wai_1651701.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me.” — Winona Ryder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It would be great if teenagers could make movies. 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