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" There's a couple of times that I did it for the... paycheck. Even when I was younger - I remember I did this movie that wasn't good, called '1969.' I totally did it 'cause I could get out of school. "

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" I wish I could unknow this, but there is a perception of me that I'm super-sensitive and fragile. And I am super-sensitive, and I don't think that that's a bad thing. To do what I do, I have to remain open. "

Winona Ryder

Wish

I Am

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

" I would have to say 'The Crucible' stands out because it was one of the best experiences I've ever had, but, you know, Arthur Miller being present on the set - which was wonderful and incredible - but, to have him in your eye line is quite intimidating. It's such a beautiful language he created, so that was challenging but exciting. "

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

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

" I can see it in even great actors' performances, when they're phoning it in. "

" 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

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

Winona Ryder

Hell

Not Knowing

" 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

" 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. "

" I think I really scored with my parents. All of my friends pretty much came from broken homes, and my parents are still together, but not only that, they're still in love and still write together. "

" 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. "

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

" For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move. "

" I've learned that it's OK to be flawed. "

Winona Ryder

Learned

Flawed

" I would not want to go back to playing the ingenue. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm just coming from a more personal - and, I guess, more nostalgic - point of view. "

Winona Ryder

Point Of View

View

" 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.' "

" I love watching old movies, and I read a lot of autobiographies. "

" There was a time when all that mattered was that you were in a good movie. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

Winona Ryder

Process

Wild

" I don't have any interest in being a movie star. "

" You've got to grow up sometime. "

Winona Ryder

Teen

You