Pretty Woman uncomfortable playing a sex worker. Winona Ryder auditioned, but was turned down because Marshall felt she was "too young". Jennifer Connelly was also dismissed for the same reason. Emily Lloyd turned it down as it conflicted with her shooting for the film "Mermaids". Meg Ryan, who was a top choice of Marshall's, turned it down as well. According to a note written by Marshall, Mary Steenburgen was also among the first choices. Diane Lane came very close to being cast (the script was much darker at the time); they had gone as far as costume fittings, but due to scheduling
Winona Ryder J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye". She developed an interest in acting after her mother showed her a few movies on a screen in the family barn. At age 10, Ryder and her family moved to Petaluma, California. During her first week at Kenilworth Junior High, she was bullied by children who mistook her for an effeminate boy. "I was wearing an old Salvation Army shop boy's suit. As I went to the bathroom I heard people saying, 'Hey, faggot'. They slammed my head into a locker. I fell to the ground and they started to kick the