Ringwald confirmed that Hughes wrote 'Sixteen Candles' after he was inspired by her headshot Molly Ringwald’s 1980s collaborations with director John Hughes are legendary, but now she’s looking at them in a new light.

The actress told Monica Lewinsky that she has mixed feelings about her relationship with late director John Hughes, who called her his muse when he cast her at 15 based solely on her headshot.

The Hollywood star Molly Ringwald is reflecting on the relationship that she had with the late filmmaker John Hughes. He directed her in the 1980s classic movies Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink when she was just a teenager.