76 Winona Ryder Quotes for You to Enjoy

Winona Ryder

American Actress

Born: Oct 29, 1971

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Scorsese would talk to me about this movie 'The Heiress' with Olivia de Havilland. We were talking about this scene in it, and suddenly we were rolling. It was very intentional, and I didn't realize - because we talk old movies all the time. Winona Ryder

I don't have any interest in being a movie star. Winona Ryder

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It was hard to find that transition to adult roles. Winona Ryder

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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 in your 30s because people are so attached to you as this ingenue. So even though you're older, they still think of you as that girl - that waifish young girl. And so it was sort of like a struggle. Winona Ryder

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I'm part of the crew obsessed with 'The Wire.' Like, I'm not over that yet. Winona Ryder

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I would have to say 'The Crucible' stands out because it was one of the best experiences I've ever had, but, you know, Arthur Miller being present on the set - which was wonderful and incredible - but, to have him in your eye line is quite intimidating. It's such a beautiful language he created, so that was challenging but exciting. Winona Ryder

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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 time, I always felt like people thought that I didn't have to struggle even though I was struggling. Winona Ryder

My problems seemed so glamorous to other people, and everyone just thought I was so lucky. But then, I was lucky because my family was really there for me - San Francisco was a real refuge. Winona Ryder

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It's like, sometimes I'll watch a movie, and it's got some big star in it playing a working-class person, and the character is in a grocery store, and you can kind of tell, from just watching the scene, that this actor doesn't do their own shopping. So you have to have some sense of reality. Winona Ryder

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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 first five or six movies - the characters are not described in the scripts as attractive people. Winona Ryder

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

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I remember a lot of conversations where I was constantly hearing, 'You've gotta do this movie so you can do that movie. You've gotta make a big movie so you can make a small movie.' But I can't act like that. Winona Ryder

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The 1980s was the era of the blonde cheerleader. Winona Ryder

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I've learned that it's OK to be flawed. Winona Ryder

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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 peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone. Winona Ryder

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

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I would never give advice, because I would feel very presumptuous. Winona Ryder

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When I was young, I was the sweetheart of the press. They loved me but were kind of waiting for me to mess up. I had no skeletons in my closet, no major past to talk about. Winona Ryder

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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 would always rather go unnoticed and disappear into the crowd. Winona Ryder

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