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" I'd rather never have been married than been divorced a few times. Not that there's anything wrong with divorce, but I don't think I could do it if that was a possibility. "
Winona Ryder
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I've learned that it's OK to be flawed. "
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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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" I'm just coming from a more personal - and, I guess, more nostalgic - point of view. "
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" I don't have any interest in being a movie star. "
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" I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days. "
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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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" It's great concentrating so hard you feel your brain will explode. "
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" Even though 'Heathers' didn't make a lot of money, I really was able to transition into a situation where people thought I could play an attractive role because of it. "
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" 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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" I've been embracing aging. I always have, since I was a kid. When you're the kid on the set for so long, you just, like, daydream about being older. "
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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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" 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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" As a teenager, I worked on Indian reservations, and it was such an incredible culture: the elders are so respected. "
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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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" 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've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends. "
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