The road to success is never easy. Before climbing to the top, you will have to fall several times. It takes patience and courage to deal with setbacks and overcome obstacles. We'll have to work hard. But the results are worth it. And there are several stories that serve as excellent confirmation of this.
The most famous carpenter
On May 25, 1977, George Lucas's Star Wars movie was released. Harrison Ford played one of the main characters. To get a starring role, a wonderful actor had to endure humiliation from directors for almost 10 years.
Harrison Ford tried to conquer Hollywood for 2 years. But the directors did not notice him. The dream of an acting career almost completely disappeared when Harrison Ford was called "unsuitable".
Harrison decided to give up his acting career and became a carpenter. He worked for them for another 8 years. Still, he did not completely abandon the filming. He continued to attend screenings, received cameo roles. I often heard from the film crew that it was not at all suitable for the main roles.
Harrison got his starring role … making a fake floor in Francis Coppola's office. It was there that George Lucas ran into him.
Harrison previously starred in Graffiti, directed by Lucas. But George for his new film "Star Wars" was looking for completely different actors. And I didn't plan to take those who starred in "Graffiti". However, he made an exception for Ford. This is how Harrison Ford's Han Solo appeared. And after a while, viewers saw our hero in the form of Indiana Jones.
Struggle for success
The film "Rocky" was a breakthrough for Sylvester Stallone. To achieve a resounding success, the actor had to go through a very difficult path.
Until the age of 24, he went around almost all film studios in New York. He visited each studio 5-6 times. And he was constantly kicked out. The reasons why Sylvester could not get the leading role - non-standard appearance and speech impediment.
If he acted in films, then in the crowd. In parallel, he worked as a cage cleaner at the zoo.
One day, sitting in the library, he saw a book - a biography of Edgar Poe. After reading, Sylvester decided to become a writer. He started writing scripts. But nobody bought them. To sell 1 script for $ 100, Sylvester wrote continuously for several months. But this did not lead to success. The following scripts were still of no use to anyone.
There was no money even to pay the rent. Therefore, he sold his wife's jewelry. He did it secretly, which is why the marriage finally collapsed. But that didn't help either. So I had to sell my beloved dog. As Sylvester said, he loved the dog so much that he even cried at that moment.
Sylvester fell into a serious depression. Once, in order to somehow unwind, he attended a boxing match. And after 2 days he wrote the script for the film "Rocky" and sold it for 25 thousand dollars. What do you think he did after that? That's right, I bought my dog. I spent 15 thousand dollars on it. By the way, in the film Sylvester starred with his favorite.
The film was a resounding success. And from that moment on, Sylvester Stallone's career took off.
Friendship with the mirror
Nothing in childhood foreshadowed that Jim Carrey would become a successful and famous actor. His family was not rich. And Jim himself was constantly suffering from fears. His parents were heavy smokers and Jim was afraid they would die. The fear was so strong that when he saw his parents smoking, he often locked himself in the bathroom and cried.
Jim had no friends. He spent almost all his free time in his room in front of the mirror. Jim loved to make faces, make faces. By the age of 10, he masterfully owned his face. After a while, Jim wrote a letter on the Carol Burnett show, in which he asked for an opportunity to showcase his comedy chops. But he was refused.
And then my father lost his job. Jim had to drop out of school and get a job. But the family's financial condition did not improve. They first lost their home and moved to live in a campervan. And then they lost the van. For some time, a family of 6 lived in a tent.
Despite this, he tried not to lose heart. He was a playful and lively guy.
When he was 16 years old, Jim ventured onto the stage. This is how his first appearance as a comedian took place. It turned out to be a failure. But how could that stop Jim? He continued to perform.
A few months later, the stubborn guy was noticed by the impresario Rodney Dangerfield. He organized a tour for the young comedian. Thanks to this, Jim first got into the comedy theater, and then became famous altogether. The movie “Ace Ventura. Searching for pets”. The film "The Mask" brought even greater fame.
Neither close people nor just acquaintances saw that Jim was in serious depression. He is used to keeping all negative emotions inside himself. And the antics in front of the mirror just helped him in this. He still tries to remember all past adversities with humor. But from time to time in interviews, sad notes slip through and it becomes clear that Jim's childhood was not happy.
