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I remember the whole thing with the word ambition. I was messed up for a while because I associated it with certain people who just want to be famous. I think, for a while, it was kind of a dirty word for women.
Winona Ryder
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Winona Ryder
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 29
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Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don't have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level.
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I was so spoiled in a way. I worked very hard, but there was just a wealth of great roles.
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I'm not interested in playing the girl that's just there to make the guy, you know, give him a talking to.
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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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