Winona Ryder Admitted That Being Too Famous Had Its Drawbacks at the Height of Her Career

Winona Ryder has been famous since she was 16 years old in her breakthrough role as Lydia Deetz in 1988’s Beetlejuice. Heathers, Great Balls of Fire!, and Edward Scissorhands soon followed in succession, but the white, hot spotlight wasn’t easy for her. 

It didn’t help that she was only 17 and engaged to the equally-as-famous Johnny Depp — they were one of the most iconic couples of the 1990s. Ryder told Esquire that the intense interest in her work and personal life caused her to...