British star Eddie Redmayne is currently having a successful run in Hollywood, but there are days when he wonders if he will get employed again.
The Oscar-winning actor says he still remembers all the rejections he endured and that is what keeps him grounded.
“You never forget the rejections. You never forget the years of being told no. It is quite deeply in us. It is why lot of actors are neurotic and nervous,” Redmayne reveals while promoting his film “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”.
“I remember reading an interview of Rachel Weisz saying that she never believes that she will be employed again. That time I was a young and struggling actor and I was like ‘You are Rachel Weisz. You are gonna be fine’.
“But now even though in some ways, I have had a successful run, I still feel the same. I really do feel the same. My concern is that I hope people enjoy this film and I hope I get to make another one of these films,” added the actor on a candid note.
“That is what keeps you working hard.”
When asked whether he worries if he’ll ever be employed again, Redmayne replied surprisingly, “Yes, frequently”.
Redmayne, who grew up in London and worked as a waiter and at a pub before pursing his dream to become an actor.
“The worst job was being a waiter at the British Soap Awards. There were many actors. I was about 21 and I had to take empty glasses and they had put many champagne glasses and that thing just crashed and I was laughed at. And I was like ‘Maybe I will try to be an actor one day’.”
I think Eddie made the right choice, don’t you?
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is out now.
