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Dakota Johnson's Audition Woes: Manners Mistaken for Arrogance
30 Mar
Summary
- Dakota Johnson lost a callback audition due to perceived arrogance.
- Her simple act of shaking hands was misinterpreted as being pompous.
- Johnson felt her good manners were unfairly labeled as cockiness.

Actress Dakota Johnson recounted a particularly "painful" audition experience where her basic good manners were misinterpreted as arrogance.
During a callback audition, Johnson followed standard etiquette by introducing herself and shaking hands with everyone in the room. However, she later received feedback that this action was perceived as being "pompous," "schmoozing," and "full of herself."
Johnson expressed disbelief at this interpretation, stating that she lost the job because her politeness was wrongly equated with being "cocky." The star, daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, found the situation "pretty crazy."