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. Winona Ryder Read Quote
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 Read Quote
You go through spells where you feel that maybe you’re too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that. Winona Ryder Read Quote
I’m so sick of people shaming women for being sensitive or vulnerable. It’s so bizarre to me… I do have those qualities, and I just don’t think there’s anything wrong with them. Winona Ryder Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me. Winona Ryder Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
