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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. "
Winona Ryder
Movies
Remember
Loved
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" 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 if they look a certain way. "
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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. "
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" I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would've known what to do with me. If I hadn't done 'Beetlejuice,' I think I would've just gone back to my school. "
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" I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist. "
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" When I think about the stuff I've turned down or the stuff I wasn't interested in, I don't have any regrets. Yes, there were some movies that went on to be really popular. But now, how do they really fit into things? "
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" It's part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what's been printed about me. "
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" I'm just coming from a more personal - and, I guess, more nostalgic - point of view. "
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" 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!' "
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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 less into that. "
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" I was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old. "
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" My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends. "
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Life
Growing Up
Best
" 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
" I would never give advice, because I would feel very presumptuous. "
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Very
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" I'm part of the crew obsessed with 'The Wire.' Like, I'm not over that yet. "
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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 into your lap that easily. But I like most of the films I've made recently and so I'm pretty positive about the future. "
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Good
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Future
" 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
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" 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
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Said
" I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set. "
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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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" I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else. "
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" 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. "
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" I love westerns. John Ford is one of the 10 best directors. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties. "
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Sense
Start
Growing
" 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. "
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" There was a time when all that mattered was that you were in a good movie. "
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