Quotes from Winona Ryder

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

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

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

I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.

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.

It was hard to find that transition to adult roles.

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.

Part of me feels like when you had a lot of success in your teens and 20s, it gets harder for you in your 30s because people are so attached to you as this ingenue. So even though you're older, they still think of you as that girl - that waifish young girl. And so it was sort of like a struggle.

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.

As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don't really care where it's seen, at this point. I just want to tell good stories and do good roles that I haven't done before.

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.

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

What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are. A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps determine how you carry yourself.

It's all about knowing when to listen to that conversation and - without sounding really hokey - when to tune it out and follow your heart.

I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties.

You do a movie if it's good and if you want to do it. It doesn't matter if it's small or big or expensive or cheap. If you want to say the words, you're gonna say them. You can't strategize.

When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable.

I've always been fascinated with twins.

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

I definitely believe in legalizing drugs. It does take the mystery away. It takes the money away, so suddenly there are no drug wars. If you're a junkie, you can get help easier.

There are certain directors who will start talking to you about something, and suddenly you'll be ready to roll, and you'll realize it was very specific.

You go through spells where you feel that maybe you're too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that.