‘Dopey’ Sylvester Stallone- Made his Dream of Stardom a Must
do whatever it took. When he was rejected after yet another audition, he pulled up a chair in front of the manager’s office and sat down, refusing to leave unless they gave him a chance. After sitting there for hours, they were so moved by how much he wanted a chance that they relented and gave him a part. Although he appeared for a couple of minutes (as an extra), it gave him that first breakthrough he was after.
Unfortunately, that experience was followed by yet another string of unsuccessful attempts at getting another acting job. At that point, his wife told him to give up his ‘stupid dream’ and get a real job. His reply was, ‘If I get another job, I would lose the only thing I have got going for me, my hunger.’ ‘By quitting and getting a job, I would be selling out on my dream’.
Stallone eventually wound up so broke and desperate that he was forced to sell
