Molly Ringwald Says ‘You Can’t Be a Young Actress in Hollywood and Not Have Predators Around’: ‘I Was Taken Advantage of … It Can Be Harrowing’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Molly Ringwald appeared on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast (via People magazine) and revealed that she’s tried to convince her 20-year-old daughter not to become an actor because of how difficult it is for young women in Hollywood.
Ringwald, an icon of 1980s teen movies thanks to roles in “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink” and more, said she was taken advantage of as a young actor — and that it’s nearly impossible not to be as a woman growing up in Hollywood. “I never really felt like I was part of a community when I was in Hollywood, just because I was so young, really,” Ringwald said. “I wasn’t into going out to clubs.
I feel like I’m more social now than I was then. I was just too young.” “Well, you’re lucky you didn’t get taken advantage of or got into some sort of horrible situation,” Maron replied. “Oh, I was taken advantage of,” Ringwald replied. “You can’t be a young actress in Hollywood and not have predators around.” Ringwald said she was “definitely in questionable situations” as a young actor, but she relied on her “incredible survival instinct and a pretty big superego” to “figure out a way to protect myself” from predators in the industry. “It can be harrowing,” Ringwald added.
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