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Winona Ryder started her career in the 1980s and has established herself as one of the finest actresses in the industry. She has won a Golden Globe and received two Academy Award nominations for her dramatic roles in the 1990s. Ryder later reintegrated herself into the pop culture zeitgeist withStranger Things.
During an interview, Ryder reflected on some of her earlier struggles in the industry. The actress revealed that while auditioning for one role, a casting director told her she wasn’t cut out to be an actress and asked her to focus on her studies. However, Ryder proved the casting director wrong with her long Hollywood career.
Winona Ryder Recalled When She Was Told She Would Never Make It as an Actress
Winona Ryderis known for her role as Joyce Byers in the Netflix supernatural thriller seriesStranger Things, which brought a resurgence to her acting career. However, Ryder started her career as a teenager and appeared in several films aimed at younger audiences in the 1980s.
During an interview, Ryder reflected on getting a start in Hollywood and how difficult it was for her to land some of her initial roles. TheBeetlejuiceactress revealed that during an audition, she was deemed “not pretty enough” and asked to leave.
I was in the middle of auditioning, and I was mid-sentence when the casting director said, ‘Listen, kid. You should not be an actress. You are not pretty enough. You should go back to wherever you came from and you should go to school.‘
Ryder made the above statement (viaThe Cut), recalling the harsh feedback she received from the casting director at the time.
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Ryder added that she was only 15 or 16 years old during the audition but tried not to let the rejection crush her. She admitted that her parents and their upbringing played a huge role in her not getting demoralized by the rejection. She eventually went on to star in a string of commercially successful and acclaimed movies, proving the casting director wrong.
Winona Ryder Talked About Embracing Aging as an Actress
At the time of the aforementioned interview, Ryder was in her early 40s and far removed from the fame of her early teenage roles. However, at this time, Ryder went through several ups and downs in her career and was yet to experience the resurgence from herStranger Thingsstint.
During the interview, Ryder spoke about dealing with aging and its effects on her career. The actress stated:
I have a little bit of traffic now on my forehead—which I’m like very proud of actually—and it’s interesting how people just instinctively are like, ‘Oh, maybe you should get something done for that.’
Ryder explained that she did not want to undergo surgeries in order to slow down or prevent aging. Instead, the actress admitted that she was excited about entering a new phase of her life and her career.
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From Ryder’s words, it is clear that the actress wished to play age-appropriate roles and did not see her age as a hindrance to her career. Moreover, Ryder’s faith in her abilities proved to be right as the combination of 80s nostalgia and an age-appropriate role inStranger Thingsrevived her career.
Stranger Thingsis streaming on Netflix.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
