Winona Ryder Talks About Her “Semi-Breakdown”

 

 Winona Ryder Talks About Her “Semi-Breakdown”

We read a bit about how Winona Ryder thinks Mel Gibson is “homophobic” yesterday afternoon while reading her recent GQ interview. Today, we learn more about the “semi-breakdown” she suffered when she was 23 years old. If you remember, she was caught shoplifting and addicted to pills.

“I got really wiped out, and I had a semi-breakdown. I wasn’t sleeping, I didn’t know who I was because of different roles.

“Those things. I think they’re more powerful than people think. People think, ‘Oh, heroin’s the hardest,’ but pills can be…

“I broke my arm in two places. For about a month, I had to take it. But then I just kept taking it for, like… maybe three more weeks. But the thing I do remember is that once my arm was OK and they were still there, you kind of like… “

Thank goodness she was strong enough to shake it.

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Winona Ryder Opens Up To GQ

 Winona Ryder Opens Up To GQ

I’m so glad Winona Ryder is back to making movies! I’ve missed her. She stars in the movie ‘Black Swan’ (along with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis) as an aging ballerina who’s being pushed aside in favor of the younger dancers.

GQ writer Alex Pappademas thought the role was great for her.

“It’s the best role Ryder has had in years, but you could imagine some actresses having second thoughts about steering straight into that subtext,” writes Pappademas.

As it happens, Ryder, 39, did not. “I thought it was a cool parallel,” she says. “Being replaced by the young thing. I know that definitely happens in Hollywood. It’s harder to find good roles, and suddenly there’s new girls. I’m at that age I’ve been warned my whole life about.”

Winona also shared an interesting encounter with Mel Gibson.

“I remember, like, fifteen years ago, I was at one of those big Hollywood parties. And [Mel] was really drunk. I was with my friend, who’s gay. He made a really horrible gay joke. And somehow it came up that I was Jewish. He said something about ‘oven dodgers,’ but I didn’t get it. I’d never heard that before. It was just this weird, weird moment. I was like, ‘He’s anti-Semitic and he’s homophobic.’ No one believed me!”

I bet people believe her now! Apparently Winona declined to talk about the shoplifting incident, saying it’s something “she tries not to talk about.” You can read the entire interview here.

Main picture: Mark Abrahams/GQ
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Winona Ryder In January’s ELLE Magazine

Winona Ryder In January’s ELLE Magazine

Winona Ryder sat down with ELLE magazine for their January issue about everything from the internet, her career, and trying to date.

On her experience with the internet:

I don’t use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it.”
“I have my e-mail on my BlackBerry, and that’s about it. I’ve never read a blog, ever. I feel like it’s taking away that great anticipation of seeing a movie. It used to be you’d hear, like, Al Pacino was making a movie, and you wouldn’t know anything about it. And nowadays, you know it all, like how much [the actors] are being paid. I would hate to see a picture of me and the caption reads, ‘Is she worth it?’ ”

On trying to date:

I remember being at this bar called Tosca in San Francisco, and I met this guy one night. He was really cute, and we were talking, and then, like, he just said something about how he had always had a crush on me. And I was suddenly mistrustful about why he was talking to me. I wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It’s like you meet people, and they know this stuff about you. It’s why you want to meet somebody who’s in the same business, only because they understand more. But you don’t necessarily want to be with another actor.”

On being choosy with her roles:

If I don’t relate to the [project], even if it’s something that I should do, it’s hard for me to say yes…I’m the type who’d rather not work than work on something I’m not into. I’ve done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance.”

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Winona Ryder Looking For A Husband

 Winona Ryder Looking For A Husband

‘Black Swan’ star Winona Ryder (yep, she has a part in the movie as an aging ballerina alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis) sounds like she’s ready to settle down- now that her 40th birthday is approaching. She sees some possibilities in San Francisco, where she lives.

“There’s a lot of cute writers up there,” she says. “I gotta bag me a husband!”

Meanwhile, Winona’s looking to work.

“After these movies, which were a real gift to me, work breeds work,” she tells the paper. “There were a few years where the only thing I was getting offered was [slasher movies]. I wasn’t offered Saw, but those kinds [of movies], or really stupid comedies.”
Adds the two-time Oscar nominee, “Right now, I’m trying to be kind of choosy. There’s a few things on the horizon.”

I’m still stuck on the whole “Winona about to turn 40″ bit! Doesn’t she look GREAT?
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Winona Ryder… Is That You?

 

 Winona Ryder… Is That You?

Well, it’s certainly been a while since we’ve seen Winona Ryder because she looks so different to me! Here she is attending last night’s NYC Gotham Film Awards to help promote her upcoming movie ‘Black Swan‘. The film also stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis.

Hopefully, this is the movie that keeps Winona Ryder working. She’s an amazing actress and one we should see a lot more of.


What do you think about the dress Winona wore to the Gotham Film Awards? Does it do her justice? Makes her look like she gained a lot of weight. A dress can make or break you…