Show Notes

Adam Driver is a two-time Academy Award nominated actor known for his roles in films like Marriage Story, BlacKkKlansman and the Star Wars franchise as Kylo Ren. But before landing his breakout role on HBO’s Girls, Driver was rejected from Juilliard, turned his Lincoln Town Car around before he reached Los Angeles and was medically discharged from the Marines prior to deployment. Broke and struggling to find his way, Driver made a bold decision: to apply to Juilliard again.

Welcome to Season Five of The Rejection Podcast. It’s good to be back.

Major sources for this episode include:
New Yorker – Adam Driver, the Original Man
Smartless Podcast: Adam Driver
TED: My Journey from Marine to Actor  / Adam Driver
Newsweek: Adam Driver on ‘Frances Ha,’ His ‘Girls’ Audition, and Juilliard

Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music

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