Polite Dakota Johnson failed audition due to good manners
Dakota Johnson lost out on a role when she was branded "pompous" for introducing herself to everyone in the room.
Dakota Johnson failed an audition because of her good "manners".
The 36-year-old actress recalled getting a callback for an unspecified project and introducing herself to everyone in the room, but she missed out on the role because she was deemed to be "pompous" and "cocky" for taking the time to shake hands with those assembled.
She told Hits Radio: “I went into the room and I shook everyone's hand and introduced myself.
“And then I did the scene and I left. And the feedback I got was that because I had gone and introduced myself and shook everyone's hand, that I was, like, pompous, that I was schmoozing and full of myself.
“I was like, what? I didn't get the job because they said that I was being cocky.”
Dakota hit out at the "pretty crazy" situation.
She noted: “I just had manners.”
The Splitsville actress previously vowed to stop "wasting time" on "toxic" movie sets anymore and enjoys being a producer on her projects because she can create the environment she wants to be in.
She told Variety: “If there’s not a healthy collaboration, if it’s not a good match, then it’s not a good match. We really don’t move forward if it’s not a good match.
“I can’t waste time on toxic sets anymore, or in situations that are not fun or fulfilling or healthy. That’s one of the perks of [producing], because I get to put amazing people together and make something."
Dakota didn't share any details of any past "toxic" experiences but stressed she has no desire to work with “anybody who’s mean or condescending or unkind.”
She added: “I don’t want to face people who are not willing to collaborate, and then there are obvious things.
“We all know what a toxic set is by now. We’re artists, so there’s room for expansive personalities, and we’re working with emotions.”
But the Materialists star admitted that doesn't mean there isn't scope for healthy disagreements.
She added: “I love a healthy argument on a set, and I also believe that the most excellent idea wins. It’s not a fight. It’s not a race. It’s a collaboration.”
