Robert De Niro stated the truth at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts graduation on Friday: He explained, “You made it — and, you’re f—ed.” When you feel that, you can’t fight it — you just go with it. “A new door is opening for you — a door to a lifetime of rejection. When you’re auditioning or pitching, the director or producer or investor may have someone different in mind, that’s just how it is. That happened recently when I was auditioning for the role of Martin Luther King in Selma! Which was too bad because I could’ve played the hell out of that part — I felt it was written for me! But the director had something different in mind, and she was right. It seems the director is always right.”
