A biography for Molly Ringwaldhasn’t been written yet.
“I didn't have parents who were, you know, racing to get a reality television show, you know? Or looking to benefit in some way from their daughter's fame.”
“Originally I considered myself a singer.”
“I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it's always where I go back to when I just want to feel sort of grounded.”
“I wish I had been more prepared, both for success and for failure, when I was younger.”
“The cover I was really excited about was 'Seventeen' magazine. To me, it was much bigger than 'Time.' 'Seventeen' was where I wanted to be.”
“I never really felt like I belonged in California.”
“Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life - career, relationships, anything.”
“I do regret, as I described in my book, the time that I shaved off half of my eyebrows thinking that I could draw them in better - and they would grow back anyway.”
“In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.”
“People feel like they grew up with me.”
“I've been called the Women's Auxiliary of the Brat Pack.”
“I never felt terribly comfortable in the public eye.”
“I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately.”
“You can't be 16 forever.”
“I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable.”
“I just needed to leave Hollywood.”
“whatever beauty she thought she might have possessed she realized had only been through her husband's assessment of her”