For me—as I think it is for a lot of women and girls—I felt that they were figures that had power, and I felt very powerless," she said. "It was just… - Alice Hoffman

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For me—as I think it is for a lot of women and girls—I felt that they were figures that had power, and I felt very powerless," she said. "It was just very exciting and thrilling to think of a witch who didn't care if she was portrayed as ugly—which of course, I felt like I was—or not beautiful enough or whatever, but still had power and didn't need to be rescued.