Winona Ryderis recalling when her one-time costarMichelle Pfeiffergave her advice about overcoming life’s obstacles.
In her cover interview forHarper’s BAZAAR’s July 2022 digital issue, the 50-year-old actress, who starred with Pfeiffer in 1993’sThe Age of Innocence, said Pfeiffer, 64, offered her support during a time when she was struggling a lot in the public eye.
“I remember Michelle being like, ‘This is going to pass.’ But I couldn’t hear it,” Ryder said.
TheStranger Thingsstar admitted she has “never talked about” that time in her life, explaining that “there’s this part of me that’s very private.”
“I have such, like, a place in my heart for those days. But for someone younger who grew up with social media, it’s hard to describe,” Ryder added.
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Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc
In the profile, Ryder reflected on the difficult time she went through after she andJohnny Deppended their engagement in the early 1990s.
She called the breakup and the ’90s Hollywood culture at the time"myGirl, Interruptedreal life,“referencing her 1999 movie about mental-health struggles. She added, however, an “incredible” therapist suggested she try picturing her younger self and being kinder to that girl.
Winona Ryder forHarper’s BAZAAR’s July 2022 digital issue.Dan Martensen/ Harpers Bazaar
“I was playing this character who ends up getting tortured in a Chilean prison [in the 1994 dramaThe House of the Spirits],” Ryder said. “I would look at these fake bruises and cuts on my face [from the shoot], and I would struggle to see myself as this little girl. ‘Would you be treating this girl like you’re treating yourself?’ "
“I remember looking at myself and saying, ‘This is what I’m doing to myself inside.’ Because I just wasn’t taking care of myself,” she added.
Winona Ryder on the cover ofHarper’s BAZAAR’s July 2022 digital issue.Dan Martensen/ Harpers Bazaar
Ryder is passing on her own experiences with fame to the young cast ofStranger Things, according to showrunners theDuffer Brothers.
As Ross Duffer toldHarper’s BAZAAR, “She’s talked to the kids about what celebrity is like and how the press can be and the anxiety and confusion that comes along with celebrity.”
“It’s not something I understand. It’s not something that, you know, even a parent would understand,” he said.
Stranger Thingsseason 4, volume 2 drops Friday onNetflix.
source: people.com
