David Harbour’s Face When Winona Ryder Said She ‘Wasn’t Attractive’ in the ’80s Says Everything About Beautiful Women’s Self-Esteem
A clip shared on Reddit shows Winona Ryder talking about her early days in Hollywood, and David Harbour’s reaction to her story is getting just as much attention as the story itself.
On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ryder remembered an audition back in the 1980s where a casting director stopped her mid-read. She was told she wasn’t attractive enough to make it as an actress, and was actually advised to think about a different career path. Can you really believe that?
The clip shows Harbour looking totally shocked. Honestly, who wouldn’t be? Winona Ryder is one of the most famous faces of her generation, starring in classics like Beetlejuice, Heathers, and Edward Scissorhands. To hear that someone back then couldn’t see how great she was is pretty wild.
This whole situation shows how weirdly personal Hollywood can be. A single bad opinion from someone in power can stick with you, even if you go on to become hugely successful. For beautiful women in the industry, being told you don’t look the part can really mess with your head, no matter how much the public loves you.
Harbour’s face basically captures the collective disbelief of the internet. It is a reminder of how silly and hurtful those quick, superficial judgments can be, and how great it is when someone in a position to judge just gets how totally wrong those old opinions were.
