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" 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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" 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. "

Winona Ryder

Shopping

You

Reality

" As a teenager, I worked on Indian reservations, and it was such an incredible culture: the elders are so respected. "

" My problems seemed so glamorous to other people, and everyone just thought I was so lucky. But then, I was lucky because my family was really there for me - San Francisco was a real refuge. "

Winona Ryder

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People

" 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'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. "

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

" You have to work to be relevant. If you don't, then people will forget, and the studios won't want you because they won't remember the last thing you did that made money. "

" 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. "

" I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set. "

" 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. "

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

" On the set for 'Beetlejuice,' it was before people would go watch on monitors, and directors would be next to the camera. "

Winona Ryder

Watch

Before

" You can't pay enough money to... cure that feeling of being broken and confused. "

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

" I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me. "

Winona Ryder

Hell

Not Knowing

" It was hard to find that transition to adult roles. "

" I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I remember when I was about 18, Sean Penn made a bet with me. He had just directed his first movie, and he's like, 'By the time you're 30, I will bet you $500 that you'll be sick of acting.' I'm still waiting to collect, because I'm not. "

" 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. "

Winona Ryder

You

Always

" Usually, the roles that you get offered that are the mom roles are very much the mom role. "

" Remember when you were a kid, and everyone used to say, 'Would you rather be interested or interesting?' And to me, it was always like, 'Interested!' How is that even a question? I feel very lucky that I'm just really, really interested in a lot of things. "

Winona Ryder

Interesting

You

" What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are. A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps determine how you carry yourself. "

" 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

" I would never give advice, because I would feel very presumptuous. "

" 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. "