Like an unknown director telling Harrison Ford that he would never be a movie star, or as the head of the label, refusing to work with Bono, the U2 duo soared shortly after the label ceased to exist.
We believe that if you are rejected, do not give up. It's an inspirational story of 12 superstars who want to give up, but they don't allow it.
Reese Witherspoon
One of Hollywood's most successful actresses admits that early in her career, it was very difficult for her. At one point she didn't get the role because the actor chose another partner. Others said the girl was rejected for being "too short," "too energetic," or even "too smart to play a young woman."
"All these rejections hurt me, I took them personally, I used to cry in the shower when I was 20 years old," Reese said. Not long ago, Forbes called her the richest actress in the world. Witherspoon's net worth is reported to be $400 million.
Harrison ford
In 1966, the aspiring actor made a cameo appearance in the film Deadly Heat on a Carousel. Ford was paid $150 for the work and got the opinion of a director who thought he would never become a star.
Fifteen years later, when Harrison became famous for his star Wars saga character Han Solo, he met the director who had abandoned him at a restaurant. A waiter walked up to the actor and brought him a card that read, "I missed the bet to win the lottery." Ford said in an interview: "I turned around, but I couldn't see any of the customers who were directors."
Gigi Hadid
Gigi, 26, is now a famous supermodel and very successful, but she used to be a volleyball player, which makes her figure very strong. The girl loved it and was advised to lose weight when she wanted to be on the cover of popular magazines and catwalk.
"I would cry at night and my mom would say, 'We're going to find the right agency,'" Haddad said. They really did. In 2011, she signed with IMG Models and maintained her figure.
Lincoln Park
In the beginning, the ambitious team was not taken seriously. They listened to the record label's rejection 43 times, but never gave up. At Warner Bros. Records, musicians were suggested to change the style to classic rock, but they refused. Lincoln Park eventually released the album Hybrid Theory, the best-selling album of 2001.
Winona Red
A fragile and elegant brunette woman was once told she shouldn't be an actress because she wasn't pretty. She was 15 to 16 years old when she heard these hurtful words from casting directors. Then Winona heard it a few more times, but she wasn't upset because her parents had taught her that being herself was more important than being pretty. Finally, many of us stared ecstatically at Dracula in the Francis Ford Coppola movie.
Kanye West
Kanye West was already a successful producer when Wan was a rapper. But no one believed he was a rapper, and even in Jesus Walks, no one saw him because his records were rejected many times. He eventually agreed to work with record label Def Jam for a reason. West won 22 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most nominated and one of the record holders for hip-hop musicians and artists of his own age.
Clint Eastwood
The career of a talented actor and director almost ended at the beginning because Adam's throat knot was too large. Eastwood colleague Burt Reynolds recalls how Universal canceled their contract with both in 1959: "Clint was fired, he was fired because the throat knot was too big. He spoke too slowly, and his teeth were notched. I asked the studio staff, "Why are you firing me?" They replied to me, "You can't play." ”
After that, Reynolds told Eastwood that he could learn acting and that Clint would never get rid of the knot in his throat. The last two people who were fired became stars.
Shakira
Over the years, many music award winners have been shut out by the school choir. The music teacher didn't like Shakira's voice, and he told the girl that her song was like the cry of a goat. A few years later, she released the song «Hips Don't Lie», which became the best-selling single of the 21st century.
Giselle Bundchen
Well-wishers almost ruined the career of one of the world's most famous models. When she was 14, she was told she would never succeed in show business because her eyes were too small and her nose too big. In 2016, Giselle Bündchen was included in the Guinness Book of World Records, becoming the highest-paid model of the year.
U2
In 1979, Alexander Sinclair, ceo of RSO Records, wrote a letter of rejection to 19-year-old Bono, stating that the demos that had been sent were "not for them at the moment." A year later, U2 signed with Island Records, and the album Boy was soon released, being named "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" by Rolling Stone Magazine.
RSO Records disbanded in 1983. That same year, U2 released their third album, War.
Terra Banks
Banks has been in the modeling industry since she was 15, but when she was 21, the company said she was "too big" and many designers refused to work with her. A distraught girl wants to go on a diet, but her mother takes her to pizza. "If my kids are starving for this cursed industry, I'll be damned," the woman made clear, her goal being to find clients who like gorgeous bodies.
Victoria's Secret was added to these client lists. She offered Terra a 10-year contract, called her one of her original "angels" and featured her on the catalog cover, making Banks the first black model in the brand's history.
Leticia Casta
The career of a French model and actress began well: an agency photographer saw 15-year-old Lydisha in Corsica, where she and her family were resting. A few weeks after her first successful photographic audition, she walked on the T-stage, showcasing Jean-Paul Gothier's costume.
But the star herself remembers that she was often criticized for her looks, which was slightly different from the standard parameters (172 cm tall, athletic). "When I started modeling, everyone wanted to change me: they said I was too fat, too small, and wanted to fix my teeth." I'm proud to be a woman, not a green bean.