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" Scorsese would talk to me about this movie 'The Heiress' with Olivia de Havilland. We were talking about this scene in it, and suddenly we were rolling. It was very intentional, and I didn't realize - because we talk old movies all the time. "

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" 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

Family

People

" 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. "

" I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record. "

" I love westerns. John Ford is one of the 10 best directors. "

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

" In real life, and for women everywhere, no matter what their job is, your 30s and your 40s and beyond should be celebrated. "

" I wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It's like, you meet people, and they know this stuff about you. It's why you want to meet somebody who's in the same business, only because they understand more. But you don't necessarily want to be with another actor. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" It's equally as important to me to be a good friend and a good sister and a good daughter. I'm very close with my family and friends. "

" I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days. "

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

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

Winona Ryder

Hell

Not Knowing

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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

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

" There are certain directors who will start talking to you about something, and suddenly you'll be ready to roll, and you'll realize it was very specific. "

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

" When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high. "

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

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

" 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 remember a lot of conversations where I was constantly hearing, 'You've gotta do this movie so you can do that movie. You've gotta make a big movie so you can make a small movie.' But I can't act like that. "

Winona Ryder

Small

Remember

" The description of my character in the first few movies I did was always 'nerdy,' but I liked that; it was way more interesting. "

" 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 feel a little stronger than people perceive me. "

Winona Ryder

Feel

Little