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Before garnering substantial roles in the realm of Hollywood, Brie Larson almost came close to the brink of quitting acting and leaving Hollywood behind. Following the actress’ constant struggle during her initial phase in the industry, theCaptain Marvelstar expressed that she reconsidered her dream of being an accomplished actress.
TheCaptain Marvelactress revealed that before making it big in Hollywood, she was always in doubt about her skills and thought she was delusional for thinking of making it big in the industry. And considering her subsequent failures at auditions at the time, she eventually decided to apply for colleges instead.
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Brie Larson reconsidered her decision of being an actress after failing auditions
During her early days in the industry,Brie Larsonstruggled to land big roles and was failing several auditions. But after she was initially rejected from the role of Kate Gregson from theUnited States of Tara,Larson decided to apply for colleges and almost gave up on her acting career. She stated,
“I’d hit the point where I’d go, ‘OK, that’s it. That’s the last dollar. I’ve got to quit or go to college or whatever.’ But that day or the next day, something would happen that would make it strangely apparent I’m supposed to keep doing this a bit longer. It’s never failed that the second I hit the last dollar, something turns around,”
However, at the time when Larson finally decided to apply to colleges, things ultimately changed for the better after she was called again to audition for the role of Kate Gregson.
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United States of Taragave Brie Larson’s career the boost that she needed
After initially being rejected from the role, Brie Larson was soon called back to audition for the role of Kate Gregson, and this time she was able to grab the opportunity and star in all three seasons of the show.
Following her success in theUnited States of Tara, the Marvel actress then went on to star in21 Jump Street,which went on to garner $200 million at the box office. The actress also starred in an indie dramaShort Term 12that earned the attention of Lenny Abrahamson, who went on to cast her in 2015’sRoom, which garnered Larson an Oscar win for Best Actress.
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Since her Oscar win for her immaculate performance inRoom, the actress didn’t look back and kept on climbing the ladder of success and went on to lead MCU’s first female-led superhero film.
United States of Tarais available to stream on Hulu.
Source:Stylist
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
