{"id":2352560,"date":"2026-03-31T08:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2352560"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:04:07","slug":"dakota-johnson-branded-cocky-for-shaking-hands-at-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dakota-johnson-branded-cocky-for-shaking-hands-at-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakota Johnson Branded ‘Cocky’ for Shaking Hands at Audition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dakota Johnson<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about a bizarre audition experience she once had.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had an audition once, and it was a callback, and I went into the room and I shook everyone\u2019s hand and introduced myself,\u201d the actress said in an interview with the U.K.\u2019s Hits Radio<\/a> earlier this month. \u201cI did the scene and then I left, and then the feedback I got was that because I had gone and introduced myself and shook everyone\u2019s hand, I was, like, pompous, that I was schmoozing and I was full of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, \u2018What?\u2019 I didn\u2019t get the job because they said that I was, like, being cocky, but I just had manners. It was pretty crazy,\u201d the Splitsville star added.<\/p>\n

Johnson, 36, is the daughter of Hollywood royalty Melanie Griffith<\/strong><\/a> and Don Johnson<\/strong> and the granddaughter of Tippi Hedren<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tDakota Johnson and Blake Lively are among the many stars who have been involved in TV interviews going off the rails. In some cases, there\u2019s what appears to be a disconnect or personality conflict between the star and their interviewer, though there are just as many instances of celebrities taking a hard left. Who will [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Materialists star has been vocal in the past about her approach to taking on roles, including how she avoids toxic movie sets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s not a healthy collaboration, if it\u2019s not a good match, then it\u2019s not a good match. We really don\u2019t move forward if it\u2019s not a good match,\u201d she told Variety in July 2025. \u201cI can\u2019t waste time on toxic sets anymore, or in situations that are not fun or fulfilling or healthy. That\u2019s one of the perks of [producing], because I get to put amazing people together and make something.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actress and producer said she doesn\u2019t want to be around \u201canybody who\u2019s mean or condescending or unkind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to face people who are not willing to collaborate, and then there are obvious things,\u201d Johnson explained. \u201cWe all know what a toxic set is by now. We\u2019re artists, so there\u2019s room for expansive personalities, and we\u2019re working with emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tBrad Pitt and Kate Hudson are notable examples of stars who turned down iconic movie and TV roles (in Almost Famous and The Devil Wears Prada, respectively), yet there are just as many famous faces who were rejected by producers and directors when their casting didn\u2019t feel quite right. Millie Bobby Brown and Dwayne Johnson [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She added, \u201cI love a healthy argument on a set, and I also believe that the most excellent idea wins. It\u2019s not a fight. It\u2019s not a race. It\u2019s a collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n

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