Rupert Penry-Jones Quotes

No one's career is full of highs. Somewhere down the line you are going to get kicked where it hurts and it's how you deal with that.

Rejection is just a part of life.

I experienced rejection numerous times.

I had my share of rejections.

Not every single minute of your career will go well, individually and collectively, and not every season will go how you want it to, but it's how you react to that.

What helped me most were my failures and slumps - when I couldn't get work, people weren't interested in me or had written me off.

The first rejection that 'Dexter' got, I was like, 'OK. This hasn't worked. Let's try something else. I'll go get a teaching job or something.'

I've had it where things didn't go well for me with movies or something that got canceled.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

You go up for hundreds, thousands of roles, and you get told no, no, no, so many times.

You're not going to get every part, so you can't base your sense of self-worth around whether or not you actually land the job.

I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the disappointment of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of.

There's no point in dwelling on rejection.

Rejection happens, and you have to have a thick skin about it, which is hard. You can't be overly sensitive about people not picking you.

I grew up a skinny kid with a funny last name and coke bottle glasses, so I experienced my fair share of bullies. But I learned, with the help of humor and resilience, to never give up.

I had struggles throughout my career. I had some tough times.

There's always going to be someone who doesn't like you, but what can they do?

Being brave is what led to three rejections from Yale Law School before being accepted. It led to losing my 2010 race for U.S. Congress, and another failed bid for public office in 2013, this time for public advocate of New York City.

If you lose a game, you lose a game. You've got to deal with it.

I've had enough rejection for 33 years. I don't need more.

Almost everyone I know is battling something, whether it's allergies or depression. Whatever it is, it makes you feel less than who you are. I believe part of life's challenge is to work through that.

After my first film, I was having trouble finding a second film. I had a lot of attempts that failed.

Being an actress and a singer, you get more 'nos' than you get 'yes.' You get more rejection than you do anything else.

I was quite small as a lad compared to everyone else so I didn't stand a chance at Southampton. They told me one day that they weren't interested so I moved on. I just went away and enjoyed my football.