I wish I had been more prepared, both for success and for failure, when I was younger. – Molly Ringwald
I didn’t have parents who were, you know, racing to get a reality television show, you know? Or looking to benefit in some way from their daughter’s fame. – Molly Ringwald
I think when people hear about a celebrity writing a book of any kind, the assumption is that it was dictated to a ghostwriter. – Molly Ringwald
I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately. – Molly Ringwald
In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become. – Molly Ringwald
When I was turning 40, I felt that there were no books out there that hit the spot in terms of what I wanted to read. – Molly Ringwald
The cover I was really excited about was ‘Seventeen’ magazine. To me, it was much bigger than ‘Time.’ ‘Seventeen’ was where I wanted to be. – Molly Ringwald
I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it’s always where I go back to when I just want to feel sort of grounded. – Molly Ringwald
I do regret, as I described in my book, the time that I shaved off half of my eyebrows thinking that I could draw them in better – and they would grow back anyway. – Molly Ringwald
I used to sing with my father’s jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his suggested that I try out for the first west coast production of Annie. – Molly Ringwald
You never know when you read a script how it’s going to turn out because so much depends on the collaboration between people. If I’d been in some of the movies I turned down, maybe they wouldn’t have been a success. – Molly Ringwald
Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life – career, relationships, anything. – Molly Ringwald
I don’t really believe in regret. I think you can always learn from the past, but I wouldn’t want a different life. – Molly Ringwald
I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable. – Molly Ringwald