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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. "

Winona Ryder

Always

Realize

People

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Winona Ryder

Teen

You

" That's an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong and so much of what does get printed is often about personal things that you don't want to have other people read about. "

" Life's short, so if you're going to spend months doing something, it's gotta be pretty special... But I'm very happy to enter my Baby Jane years, and hopefully segue into the Ruth Gordon years. "

" I don't use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it. "

" I'm not into older guys. To tell you the truth, Richard Gere is not the sexiest man alive, in my book. "

" When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable. "

" I was single for a while and dating and... I just didn't know how to do it! I've always been like that: when I was 15, there was a guy I liked, and we made out, and I thought that meant he was my boyfriend. "

" Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it's particularly tough when it's being documented and you see the person's picture everywhere. Most people don't have that added problem when they break up with someone. "

" I did this little movie I really love called 'Experimenter,' but that took six years to get made and no money. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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!' "

" The Duffers can be super articulate or very straight to the point. I was really impressed with how they were with each other. "

" The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think. "

" It's great concentrating so hard you feel your brain will explode. "

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

Winona Ryder

Feel

Little

" My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other religions to make our own belief system. "

Winona Ryder

Father

Mother

" I just did what I found interesting. I was so lucky that I was able to do that, especially in the '90s. I was really able to have a life to go back to. "

" I would love to someday do a play. I did one when I was very young in San Francisco, where I grew up. A girl can dream. "

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

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

Winona Ryder

Anybody

Myself

" I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress. "

" I did 'Beetlejuice,' and it was a big movie, but it didn't help my high-school experience. In fact, it made it worse. I was a freak and a witch. "