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" I'm quite comfortable looking at myself in movies, probably because I've been doing it for so long, since I was a kid. So I sort of watched myself grow up and go through adolescence, like, basically on camera. "

Winona Ryder

Looking

Camera

Myself

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" I'm not into wrinkles. "

Winona Ryder

Wrinkles

" I was fired from a movie because I did 'Heathers!' I was cast in a movie, and the director saw an advance screening and was offended by it and fired me. "

" Apparently, Bette Davis and a lot of actresses had a hard time in their 30s, too. "

" I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends. "

" I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties. "

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" 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. "

Winona Ryder

Nothing

Anything

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

" 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. "

" 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

" My home is San Francisco - that is definitely what I consider my home. "

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

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

" I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... I mean, if I had a 6 A.M. call, I had to be prepared. I had to be in bed at a certain hour. "

" I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself. "

Winona Ryder

Anybody

Myself

" 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.' "

" What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" I feel like I had to learn how to take care of myself and find out what made me happy aside from just making films. "

" 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. "