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Winona Still Remembers Pain of Depp Breakup

She's back after 7 years off screen

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted May 27, 2009 5:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – Winona Ryder says she's getting her act together at the age of 37, but she still vividly remembers being thrown for a loop after her teenage breakup with Johnny Depp. In an interview with the UK edition of Elle, as reported by People, Ryder says the breakup occurred at the height of her fame, which complicated things.

"I think it was really ironic because, like, everybody else just thought I had everything in the world, you know, I had no reason to be depressed, everything was sort of at its peak, but inside I was completely lost." Ryder, who's been largely out of the spotlight since a shoplifting arrest, has a role in Star Trek and the upcoming Private Lives of Pippa Lee. She's also striving for more balance in her life. Her role model on that front: Kate Winslet.

The pair appear together in an interview. Ryder says her breakup with Depp was her first heartbreak.
The pair appear together in an interview. Ryder says her breakup with Depp was her first heartbreak.   (ScarlettFloresja)
Ryder, now 37, appears in New York earlier this month.
Ryder, now 37, appears in New York earlier this month.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Cast members Zachary Quinto, right, and Winona Ryder pose together at the premiere of Star Trek in Los Angeles last month.
Cast members Zachary Quinto, right, and Winona Ryder pose together at the premiere of "Star Trek" in Los Angeles last month.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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During the Oscars, I was thinking about how she totally has that thing, she has her family and children and life and she seems really together and solid—and yet she can completely devastate you on the screen. - Winona Ryder, on Kate Winslet

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riffran
May 28, 2009 6:03 AM CDT
i still remember the pain of getting trapped watching heathers

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