“Was Getting Rejected”- Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Once Opened Up on Depression Due to Initial Setbacks in Acting Career

Starting a career in film is incredibly difficult. A lot of auditions end with calls of rejection, and it takes time to catch a big break. Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in his first movie ‘Hercules in New York’ in 1970, but he struggled with finding his footing in the industry.

And Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena went through something a lot similar. Much like his father, Baena has expressed interest in bodybuilding and making a career in film. He had expected that he’d start landing roles right out of college, but the reality was quite different.

Joseph Baena felt depressed after college 

Appearing on the Unwaxed Podcast, Joseph Baena, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s youngest child, opened up about his motivation behind starting his podcast. He revealed that he wanted to start his career in film right after college but faced a lot of rejection.

“When I graduated college, I was getting rejected like crazy from all these different auditions. And I thought right away I was going to get into acting. Not the case,” Baena said. And handling rejection isn’t very easy. It took a toll on the aspiring movie star’s mental health.

“So I was feeling lost and feeling like, ‘Oh, I don’t have a purpose. I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t know what’s going on with my life.’ Like I was all depressed and like all down about it,” he continued. Unable to make progress with his career was demoralizing for Baena. But he noticed that many people his age were feeling the same way.

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The road to success is a long, arduous process, and helping people realize that became the intention behind his newly released podcast. Baena has not quite caught his big break in acting yet, but he’s learning from his experiences and growing.

Arnold Schwarzenegger also had a tough time starting out

The biggest inspiration story for Baena can come from his father. Arnold Schwarzenegger was already a bodybuilding champion when he began looking toward a career on the silver screen. But initially, he faced obstacles in pursuing that path.

They gave him a list of reasons that stood in his way of hitting it big in the Hollywood industry. “The majority of people in Hollywood said it would never happen because of my accent, because of my body being overly developed, and because of my name – that wouldn’t be able to pronounce,” he explained.

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But the seven-time Mr. Olympia champion had a vision. And the naysayers couldn’t deter him from shooting for his dreams. As we know, he became one of the biggest stars in action films in the 80s, taking on iconic roles like ‘Conan The Barbarian’, and ‘The Terminator.’ He kept working hard and became an icon. Perhaps a similar fate awaits his son.