Molly Ringwald says she was "has been taken advantage of" As a young actress

Molly Ringwald She got candid about the difficulties she faced as a young actress.

While looking back on her experiences in Hollywood as a teenager and young adult, the Beautiful in pink The star shared an insight into her complicated relationship with the industry.

“I never felt like I was part of a community when I was in Hollywood, just because I was so young,” Molly said on the May 27 episode of the show. WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. “I didn’t like going to clubs. I feel like I’m more social now than I was then. I was very young.”

Although she is shy and introverted, Sixteen candles The actress admitted that she has been exposed to some disturbing situations.

“I was taken advantage of,” Molly shared. “You can’t be a young actress in Hollywood without having predators.”

“I was definitely in questionable situations,” she continued. “But I have an incredible survival instinct and a very big ego and I’ve managed to figure out a way to protect myself. But it could be terrifying.”