I struggle to find the words, Ryder told the magazine.
Its just one of the most special experiences that Ive ever had.
The fact that were coming back to it, its… Its beyond.
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She also added, This is a first for me.
Ive never revisited a character, ever.
He put a lot of his personal experience in Lydias new story, he toldEmpire.
The new film became very personal to me, through the Lydia character, he said.
What happened to Lydia?
You know, what happens to people?
What happens to all of us?
Whats your journey from a gothic kind of weird teenager to what happens to you 35 years later?
This was key to Ryders journey of finding Lydia for the film.
She cant lose who she was, she said.
So that was the big challenge for me.
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