Rejection

Actors are funny creatures at times. Think about it: we spend hours working on monologues and going to countless auditions, just to hear one 'yes.' However, we hear 'no' so many times that we become accustomed to it and then 'no' loses its meaning (not that way). No, simply means to us, there is something better out there, a better part, a better play, etc all we have to do is try again. If you're a true-blue, can't-do-anything-else actor, then this is a piece of cake, even though still difficult at times or at the beginning-- don't get me wrong there. Rejection does suck.

And so it is in real life too. We can pour our hearts out to someone we still care for, shout sonnets of I'll do anything for you, and if we still receive that daunting little word, we might cry, yell, get way too drunk, but after it's all said and done... we take an aspirin and dust ourselves off. So, if you're not an actor wondering how to handle rejection, look at it like this: what other, better possibilities are out there? And if you're too afraid to ask, remember... all they can say is no!