“In the beginning of my career, I did not deal with it well,” Union admitted.
“No matter how many successes you have, you’ve been rejected many times — especially as an actor,” host Joy Behar remarked. To which Union quickly responded, without missing a beat, “Daily!” “It just felt like your mother turning away from you when you’re crying out for help.”
“I was protected from things that were happening on those sets,” Union said, suggesting that the jobs she didn’t land might have spared her from the chaos lurking behind the scenes.Union then went on to speak about the “power of no,” explaining how those early rejections helped her tap into her true self and discover her worth.
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