Hollywood actor Dakota Johnson recently shared an experience from a callback audition. She said she was labelled “pompous” for simply introducing herself and shaking hands with the creative team.
During an interview on Hits Radio, the 36-year-old actor explained that she entered the room, greeted everyone, performed the scene, and left. However, the feedback she received was that her polite gesture was misinterpreted as being cocky and schmoozing.
Labelled pompous after audition
She recalled, “I went into the room and I shook everyone’s hand and introduced myself. And then I did the scene and I left. And the feedback I got was that because I had gone and introduced myself and shook everyone’s hand, that I was, like, pompous, that I was schmoozing and full of myself.”
“I was like, what? I didn’t get the job because they said that I was being cocky,” Johnson said, describing the situation as “pretty crazy.” She emphasised that she was just displaying good manners.
All about her upcoming film
The actor appeared on Hits Radio to promote the UK release of her new movie, Splitsville, which was released in the US in September. The film, directed by Michael Angelo Covino, is a romantic drama-comedy about marriage mishaps.
Johnson stars alongside Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin, Nicholas Braun, David Castaeda, O-T Fagbenle, and Covino. She described her character, Julie, as “deeply unhappy and messy,” adding that audiences appreciate the film’s realism.
Other projects lined up
Among her upcoming projects is Verity, directed by Michael Showalter. The film is an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, with Johnson playing Lowen Ashleigh alongside Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett.
Johnson is also preparing for her directorial debut with A Tree is Blue, a story about a girl on the autism spectrum seeking independence after high school. The filming is expected to begin later this year.
She was last seen in the 2025 film Materialists, which follows a love triangle set in New York City’s dating scene. The movie also starred Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal.
