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" I am not a person who can really sit around and think about regrets because with every bad experience that you have, there is weirdly something good that comes from it. "

Winona Ryder

Bad

Experience

Think

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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

Small

Remember

" I remember when I was about 18, Sean Penn made a bet with me. He had just directed his first movie, and he's like, 'By the time you're 30, I will bet you $500 that you'll be sick of acting.' I'm still waiting to collect, because I'm not. "

" I'm so sick of people shaming women for being sensitive or vulnerable. It's so bizarre to me... I do have those qualities, and I just don't think there's anything wrong with them. "

Winona Ryder

Women

Sick

" I feel a little stronger than people perceive me. "

Winona Ryder

Feel

Little

" If I showed you scripts from my first few movies, the descriptions of my characters all said 'the ugly girl'. "

" You go through spells where you feel that maybe you're too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that. "

" I binge-watched this show 'Damages.' Glenn Close and Rose Byrne are so good. Lily Tomlin is in it. You see all these great actors, and the writing is terrific. There are a lot of shows like that. "

" When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high. "

" I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time. "

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" What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are. A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps determine how you carry yourself. "

" I've loved making movies. I feel like I've been so lucky because I've gotten to be in movies that are some of my favorites, regardless of my being in them - like 'Heathers.' "

" Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don't have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level. "

" Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge. "

Winona Ryder

You

Worst

" I don't have a director's mind. "

Winona Ryder

Mind

Director

" I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist. "

" I was watching TV, and there was this oldies-but-goodies film fest, and 'Lucas' came on. I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm an oldie!' "

" There's a couple of times that I did it for the... paycheck. Even when I was younger - I remember I did this movie that wasn't good, called '1969.' I totally did it 'cause I could get out of school. "

" There was a time when I was 19 when I really, really, really thought I was going crazy. I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression. "

" I'm used to being told what to say, but not what to think... that's usually left up to me. "

Winona Ryder

Used

Left

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" I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really wanting to be an actress, and I certainly didn't imagine ever being in a movie. I think I wanted to be a writer. "