A biography for Winona Ryderhasn’t been written yet.
“I just did what I found interesting. I was so lucky that I was able to do that, especially in the '90s. I was really able to have a life to go back to.”
“I have my email on my Blackberry, and that's about it.”
“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.”
“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 always been fascinated with twins.”
“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.”
“You go through spells where you feel that maybe you're too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.”
“I'm used to being told what to say, but not what to think... that's usually left up to me.”
“It used to be that you commit to something, and then basically you spend your year doing that. Now there's a constant conversation of how you have to keep working in order to remind people that you're around.”
“That's an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong and so much of what does get printed is often about personal things that you don't want to have other people read about.”
“Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge.”
“The description of my character in the first few movies I did was always 'nerdy,' but I liked that; it was way more interesting.”
“My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends.”
“I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom.”
“I did this little movie I really love called 'Experimenter,' but that took six years to get made and no money.”
“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.”
“The Duffers can be super articulate or very straight to the point. I was really impressed with how they were with each other.”
“People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they - at least the ones that I know personally - have been waiting for something that doesn't completely insult them.”
“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.”
“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.'”