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I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would've known what to do with me. If I hadn't done 'Beetlejuice,' I think I would've just gone back to my school.
Winona Ryder
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Winona Ryder
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 29
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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.
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It's part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what's been printed about me.
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I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties.
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What's great is my parents aren't stuck in the '60s. My dad is so into the culture of today.
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I really lucked out in terms of how my parents encouraged me to develop my own personality so I didn't just feel incredibly insecure and like I didn't fit in.
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I don't have anything left to offer in the teen-angst area. I've done it every way I know how.
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I was mid-sentence when the casting director said, Listen, kid. You should not be an actress. You are not pretty enough. You should go back to wherever you came from and you should go to school. You don't have it. She was very blunt - I honestly think that she thought she was doing me a favor.
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Most of my wardrobe is vintage, and I've worn dresses to the Oscars that I got for $10.
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I was never strategic really, but back when I was starting out no one cared. In the acting community, box office didn't matter. I really think it was a mistake when they started paying people like $20 million to do a movie because now it's all people think about. Is she worth it? Is he worth it?
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