If anyone knows what it means to struggle in Hollywood, it’s Chris Rock. The comedian has spent more than three decades in the industry, and his journey has had its share of ups and downs. So when he got candid about the reality of chasing a dream in Los Angeles, it was hard not to listen.

Rock shared a blunt take on what can happen to people who come to L.A. hoping to make it.

Chris Rock started off as a kid bullied while studying in a nearly all-white school, then went on to become the kid who was discovered by Eddie Murphy at just nineteen years of age. Despite the star-studded names associated with his journey, including his own, the genuine struggle of making it in Hollywood was not unknown to Chris Rock, who elaborated on the same during his recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

"L.A. sends you home," the comedian bluntly put it.

From poverty and homelessness, Chris Rock stated various reasons to Jimmy Fallon, for why he considers survival in this city, especially in the land of Hollywood, a heavyweight task. This comes as Rock promotes his movie, Misty Green, which had some struggles of its own.

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While one may assume the struggle and the lack of finances to be synonymous with the earlier days of the career, it is wrong to do so for Chris Rock and his movie Misty Green.

Chris Rock speaking about the struggles of making it in Hollywood does not come out of the blue. Especially since his movie Misty Green is based on the same plot: an actor who had her breakthrough, struggling to keep her career afloat years later. But that may not be the only reason behind Rock waxing poetic about the struggles in Hollywood, as he was met face to face with one on his own while convincing Daniel Kaluuya to become a part of his movie. 

“Daniel, I had to go to his hotel. I definitely tap-danced. It was worth it.” Rock told Variety.

The comedian revealed that he had very little to no money to offer Kaluuya, an Academy Award winner. Regardless, the script and the tap dancing seem to have worked, as Kaluuya did end up joining the cast.

From a bullied kid in Brooklyn to a name discovered by Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock has seen both the highs and the hard knocks of making it in Hollywood. Even now, with Misty Green needing a little begging and tap-dancing to come together, his message holds: in L.A., success is never a given.

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