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“You’ll never do well as an actor unless you change your name.” I’m not going to say who.
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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
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Eleanor Tomlinson
English actress
“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
“You’ll never, ever work.” When you are young and full of hopes and dreams it’s devastating. I am just grateful that I thought: “Well, I’m going to try.”
Sharon Corr
Musical artist
I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
The second agent I had said: “The thing is, you look like something but then you open your mouth.” So I got myself a sketch show and left, and she lost out.
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