Winona Ryder became so famous at the start of her career that it began costing her jobs she really wanted because “there was baggage” that came with her being in a project.

The Oscar-nominated actress spoke with Esquire UK ahead of the release of her upcoming film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, during which she opened up about her fame, being bullied after the first Beetlejuice, Stranger Things and more.

Ryder explained she hit a point in her career where she was being pushed to do mainstream blockbusters that she wasn’t particularly interested in. She felt the industry started to associate her with the kind of movie she didn’t want to make. And when it came to the ones she did want to make, her fame began to get in the way.

There was an obsession surrounding her personal life and her love life, and “trying to convince someone to ignore...