Winona Ryder Quotes

When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can't believe that people aren't criticising you.

It's very difficult when there are pictures taken on the red carpet. I find those things so terrifying that another persona just kicks in. I don't recognise myself.

Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.

Me just being myself in public or on TV is the biggest nightmare in the world.

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.

I tend to be hypercritical of my performances. That's why I hate watching them with people I know.

I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.

The problem with being in the public eye for a long time is there are 20 years worth of looks to come back and haunt you!

I'm very shy about seeing my own face on the screen.

People who've only seen me perform might assume that I'm confident and that being ignored wouldn't bother me - but it does.

I was afraid that if I said, 'Yes, I'm an actor,' what would happen if I was bad at it?

We walk into a bar, and you're aware of all the eyes on you. We walk into a bar, and I'm aware of all the eyes on you, too. For you, this translate into confidence. But me? All I can feel is doubt.

I hope people don't get tired of looking at me.

In my twenties, I was a bit of a worrier; it bothered me what people thought of me, what job I was doing.

I have fear, always, on the set. Insecurity to the point where the first week I always think I could be fired. I think that's a fear most actors have.

For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write a play I will be revealed as someone who is no good at all.

I hate to look at myself in a mirror, and I never go and see films.

As an actor, you always think your last job is your last job, and you're always doubting yourself and worried that people will see you're a fraud.

We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.

Part of me feels that I'm letting people down by not being as interesting as my books.

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

But I'm guessing every actor is insecure.

I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!'

I'm even embarrassed at times when my friends come upon my pictures.

Fame terrifies me. I can say that with honesty. You're terrified that, when people know the real you, they won't like you.