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Strength From Within
The one experience I remember that I think was sort of a catalyst for me was early
on in my career I remember I had the flu really bad and my agent called and said
get out of your flu bed, get dressed, get down to wherever it was, you’ve got
an audition for Charlie’s Angels. One of the girls was leaving at that time. I
don’t remember which one and I said "well can’t I do it in a couple of days. I’m
really sick." He said "no they’ll only see you today and I’ve really had to fight
for this audition. You get down there." So I got myself together and got down
to the audition and I no sooner walked in the door and sat down when the casting
agent looked at me and said let me tell you right now, you’re not right for Charlie’s
Angels. We’re looking for a pretty girl. Everything she said from that moment
on was just like a pow to the face, a sock to the gut, a kick to the teeth. It
was so cruel that I was walking out just shell-shocked. But something in me took
hold of the situation.
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I leaned back in,
opened the door and said, when you’re casting a cartoon, let me know and then
I went home laughing about it. I remember thinking, if I can get through that
I’m going to be ok. I wasn’t going to let that woman’s opinion of me disturb my
own opinion of myself. I knew what she was saying was cruel. It was a deciding
moment for me because I was going to be alright. I knew who I was. I knew I was
talented and one person’s opinion wasn’t going to change my opinion of myself.
Kathy
Lee Gifford |
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