Ryder said she was "lucky" the incidents "didn't happen as much" to her because she was a recognizable actress, having made a name for herself as a teen in films like Beetlejuice and Heathers. Still, she recalled, "I remember this feeling in your mind: You're negotiating, you're thinking about what's going to happen if you say something. You're working it out while this person is being extremely creepy."
Ryder added that she didn't realize just how jarring those moments were until she recently recounted them to her Beetlejuice Beetlejuice costar Jenna Ortega. "And as I was saying it, I was like, 'Jesus Christ, that's really f‑‑‑ed up,'" she said.