I often get offered things that are so similar to things that I have done, and life is too short. When you make a film or a show, as you get older, that's a lot of time to be doing something that you're not absolutely invested in or in love with. Winona Ryder More Quotes by Winona Ryder More Quotes From Winona Ryder I'm not into wrinkles. Winona Ryder wrinkles It would be great if teenagers could make movies. It's sad how some writers think they can write about stuff they don't understand. Winona Ryder teenager writing thinking I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist. Winona Ryder photography father firsts Well, yeah! Now they're considered golden oldies, which is awesome. I was watching Little Women recently, and I didn't want to get up for fear of missing something. And Heathers is like my own Rocky Horror Picture Show; I recite the lines when it's on. It may seem odd, but I think it's because they're really good movies. Winona Ryder good-movie missing thinking The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think. Winona Ryder worried people thinking I had this big complex because I didn't go to college. There was a whole era where I got linked to everybody. People that I had never met. I was like, "How? I'm home alone reading chapter 12 of a book." Winona Ryder reading home book In retrospect, I think maybe Audrey Hepburn was going to talk to me about doing something for UNICEF. I was so overwhelmed to just even be in her presence and I was very young, but it was really special and unforgettable. Winona Ryder retrospect special thinking As a character, it's very interesting to play someone who wants to change their life and have him change it. Winona Ryder play character interesting I was not the first choice for Veronica in Heathers. I auditioned and they were like, "Oh, thanks." And I went to the Beverly Center to Macy's and had them do a makeover on me. I went back because I kind of knew that they thought I wasn't pretty enough. They were trying to get Jennifer Connelly. Winona Ryder heathers choices trying Weird people follow you in the streets, you can't sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone. Winona Ryder book people thinking 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. Winona Ryder good-friend daughter important Focus should be on the art of film, not on the business of film. Winona Ryder film focus art I remember being 18, and my first boyfriend said to me, "Unless you're in the room, you don't know if it's true." We were talking about gossip. Winona Ryder gossip talking rooms Even though I never really had to pound the pavement as an actor, I always worked really hard. But, at the same time, I always felt like people thought that I didn't have to struggle even though I was struggling. Winona Ryder actors struggle people 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. Winona Ryder heathers play people 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. Winona Ryder exhausted crazy depression I will say, though, that San Francisco is a very friendly city. It's the kind of place where people smile at you and you can strike up conversations on the street, so there's always an adjustment when I come back to New York. If I smile at someone on the street in New York, then they think there's something up - like, "Why is she smiling?" Winona Ryder friendly people thinking I'm very attached to movie theaters and I love going to them. Nothing will ever replace that. It's very romantic and beautiful. I used to want to live inside of one, with a bathtub, a bike and a bed, and just watch movies. Winona Ryder bed beautiful watches A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It's still in the back of my mind. Winona Ryder old-movie really-sad mind I'm not a drug user myself. I'm too little to take drugs - my body can't take it. Winona Ryder drug body littles
