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Scarlett Johansson: I Got 1,080 on SAT

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3:55 pm, October 1st, 2013

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Scarlett Johansson opens up about her New York childhood in the new Interview.

Speaking with director Darren Aronofsky, the actress gets nostalgic for the Manhattan of her youth.

“It has changed,” she says. “When I went to the public school — especially at the one that’s now so in-demand — it was really diverse. I mean, it was in-demand back then, but that was because a lot of the artists in the neighborhood had kids who went there. This was in the pre-Sex and the City days.”

Johansson adds, “My most vivid memories of New York are all throughout the ’90s. That’s when I was in my prime — you know, 11 or 12 years old, owning the street.”

But in high school, she didn’t quite own the SATs.

“I think the way it worked when I took them was that they were out of 1,600, so maybe you’d get a 1,240 if you were a smarty-pants,” says Johansson. “I got a 1,080, which was pretty low. But that was probably because I didn’t answer half of the math questions.”

As for the city nowadays, Johansson fears the new Citi Bikes bicycling sharing program.

“First of all, I’m terrified to ride a bike in a city — and I grew up riding bikes in the city,” she tells Aronofsky. “I’ve just heard enough stories — I have enough friends who’ve been hit by taxicabs and things. Then, you know, there’s also the bike messenger who is definitely riding with a purpose and wants you off his f*cking bike path.”

What else makes her scared?

While talking about her live theater work, Johansson mentions, “Oh, there are plenty of moments on stage where you think, ‘If one of my boobs just fell out right now…’ Or you think, ‘What if I just started peeing right now on stage? Or vomited on the whole front row?’ That would be career-ending.”

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Winona Ryder: “My Heart Goes Out” to Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart

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9:32 am, May 11th, 2013

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Winona Ryder laments Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart’s lack of privacy in a candid new cover story for Interview magazine’s May issue.

Asked specifically about what Lawrence and Stewart are “going through today,” Ryder tells the mag, “I have to say, I really wonder if I would become an actress if I was their age now.”

“I don’t know how they do it, though, in just trying to maintain some degree of a personal life and privacy,” says the actress, going on to reference Jodie Foster’s Golden Globes plea for privacy.

Ryder explains, “I heard people who were like, ‘Why is she talking about privacy when she’s on stage?’ But I have to say, I got what she was saying.”

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“Look, this is a story in Interview, so I do get how people complaining about privacy when they’re actually doing very public things can come across as a bit hypocritical,” says the movie star. “But I do feel so lucky that I got to get in at least 15 years pre-whatever that show is called where they follow you around and then put it on the Internet. That stuff just didn’t exist before.”

“I also have yet to make sense of reality shows and the whole famous-to-be-famous thing where I don’t really know what they do, but they’re very famous — I know that’s a whole other thing,” continues Ryder.

She adds, ”But in terms of what happened to me or to other people who are friends of mine who have gone through difficult times where it’s really publicized… You know, it’s hard.”

“So it’s a combination of my heart goes out to them, but then at the same time I know that they don’t know anything different,” concludes the actress.

For Ryder’s full interview, CLICK HERE!

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