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" I love westerns. John Ford is one of the 10 best directors. "
Winona Ryder
Love
Directors
Ford
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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 some of the people I did, I feel really lucky. "
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Ride
People
" 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. "
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Always
Realize
People
" I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist. "
Winona Ryder
Love
Father
First
" I'm getting asked a lot, 'You don't have kids, so how do you know how to act like a mother?' I know nothing could compare, and I haven't had that experience, but when my niece was born, I felt like I would jump in front of a car and die for this little person I didn't even know yet. "
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Car
Experience
Die
" There was a time when all that mattered was that you were in a good movie. "
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Good
You
Good Movie
" I don't have a director's mind. "
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Mind
Director
" People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they - at least the ones that I know personally - have been waiting for something that doesn't completely insult them. "
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Think
Know
People
" 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. "
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Realize
Talk
Time
" 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!' "
Winona Ryder
Watching Tv
Film
God
" If I showed you scripts from my first few movies, the descriptions of my characters all said 'the ugly girl'. "
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Girl
Movies
Said
" I'm used to being told what to say, but not what to think... that's usually left up to me. "
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Used
Left
Up
" I think I'm learning to be bolder in my career choices and be more confident in my personal life. I haven't always felt very secure as an individual, but now I feel I certain confidence and sense of self that gets me through the day a lot better than before. "
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Self
Day
Life
" In real life, and for women everywhere, no matter what their job is, your 30s and your 40s and beyond should be celebrated. "
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Women
Real Life
Matter
" You try to get out there and live. I've always had good friends who've been very supportive and help make me feel good and grounded because I've never felt attached to the film industry. "
Winona Ryder
Friends
Feel Good
Help
" When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable. "
Winona Ryder
Acting
Well
Miserable
" It's interesting because, even with 'Beetlejuice,' I was an awkward kid. I started at puberty and went through it on film. Lydia was one of my favorite roles because I related to her a lot. "
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Awkward
Kid
Interesting
" I'm part of the crew obsessed with 'The Wire.' Like, I'm not over that yet. "
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Part
Wire
Over
" But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity. "
Winona Ryder
Need
Kind
Far
" The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think. "
Winona Ryder
Yourself
Think
You
" The 1980s was the era of the blonde cheerleader. "
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Era
Blonde
1980s
" I'm not into wrinkles. "
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Wrinkles
" My favourite performances are by actresses like Bette Davis in 'All About Eve' or Gena Rowlands in pretty much anything - performances that have nothing to do with age. "
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Nothing
Like
Anything
" I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself. "
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Anybody
Myself
Am
" It's all about knowing when to listen to that conversation and - without sounding really hokey - when to tune it out and follow your heart. "
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Conversation
Heart
Knowing
" When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high. "
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Parents
Years
High
" It's equally as important to me to be a good friend and a good sister and a good daughter. I'm very close with my family and friends. "
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Friend
Family
Good
" I wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It's like, you meet people, and they know this stuff about you. It's why you want to meet somebody who's in the same business, only because they understand more. But you don't necessarily want to be with another actor. "
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Know
Business
You
" 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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Next
Watch
Before
" It's great concentrating so hard you feel your brain will explode. "
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You
Brain
Feel
" 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
Me
Past
Loved