Celebrities share their hilariously awkward rejection stories
Don't
stress about having a less-than-perfect start! Just check out these celebs'
hilariously awkward rejection experiences to make yourself feel better.
In life, we often have a difficult time and are not sure that we will get what we want.
Over the last few days, writers, authors, actors, and celebrities have been sharing stories of times where they were turned down and rejected.
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All this in a bid to show that nothing is an overnight success and that the reality of getting what you want often means having to face a few hurdles along the way.
The conversation began when writer Saeed Jones shared the story of how she had been repeatedly rejected by Breadloaf, a writers' conference held annually at Middlebury College.
Sometimes I dig up old rejection letters from publishers and literary journals to remind myself that it’s just part of the process.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) August 15, 2018
This week’s #DearFerocity is about facing failure and rejection. Need some advice? DM me your questions and I’ll answer them tomorrow on @AM2DM.
#ShareYourRejections
— Sarah Aswell (@sarahaswell) August 17, 2018
Once I got a standard rejection from a dream publication.
Then, A YEAR LATER, the editor wrote me: "I still think about your story, is there any way you could resent it?"
So I resent it!
He wrote back and said, "Oh, now I remember why we rejected it."
I was rejected from the Warner Bros. TV writers’ workshop after four years of not selling a single thing. 2 months later I sold THE POST. #ShareYourRejections
— Liz Hannah (@itslizhannah) August 16, 2018
I got rejected from every acting program I auditioned for except Wagner, and then it took me 727 auditions (this is a real number and doesn’t count callbacks) before I made my broadway debut. #ShareYourRejections
— Alex Boniello (@AlexBoniello) August 17, 2018
I was passed over for a TV commercial that was to be done in the style of ‘Spaced’, even though I was the actual director of ‘Spaced’. #ShareYourRejections
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) August 19, 2018
A manager in NYC told me “you’re for tv not stand up” and that “the road isn’t for women” and 2 years later, I sold out 5 shows at @CarolinesonBway & just toured 23 sold out shows in 14 days. #ShareYourRejections
— Amanda Seales 🇬🇩 (@amandaseales) August 21, 2018
In an audition I had a director tell me "That was so good no one has done it like that, whoever gets the part, I will tell them to do it just like you."#ShareYourRejections
— Madeline Zima (@madelinezima1) August 22, 2018
Tell us about a time that you were rejected for an opportunity and how you got through it below.