In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, actress Kat Dennings revealed the harsh critiques she faced early in her career. The Shifting Gears star recalled auditioning at just 12 years old and receiving cruel feedback from casting directors. 
"They thought you weren’t pretty enough and you’re fat," Dennings shared, recalling the shocking comments she received from industry professionals.
Despite these discouraging remarks, Dennings developed a resi…

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Kat Dennings explained that the casting directors would say “very cruel” things to her even though they were “talking about a child.”

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Kat Dennings recalled there being "very cruel" casting directors who called her "fat" and not "pretty enough" when starting out as a child actress.

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told People.“There was not a lot of inclusivity at all. It was very harsh. There was a lot of extremely negative feedback and people would not hold back.”Dennings said that casting directors would often say “very cruel” things to her, even though they were “talking about a child.”“It was pretty crazy thinking about it. I’m like, ‘How can anyone say that about a little kid? This is insane,'” she recalled. “For example, I was 12. I’d go into an au…

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"I'm like, 'How can anyone say that about a little kid?'"GettyKat Dennings learned to rise above criticism starting at a young age. In a new interview with People, the actress opened up about the negative comments she would receive about her appearance when she first began her acting career and how she didn't let other people's words affect her self-esteem."The time that I was auditioning and starting to act, it was a very different environment …

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Kat Dennings Says Casting Directors Called Her "Fat" at Age 12

It was pretty crazy thinking about it. I’m like, ‘How can anyone say that about a little kid? This is insane,'” Dennings recalled. 
Kat Dennings has dealt with comments about her appearance since she was a kid. 
In a new interview with PEOPLE, Dennings said that over the course of her decades-long career, she’s heard a number of discouraging comments about her looks. She also shared how she learned to brush off those critiques as a young age and…

Kat Dennings recalls casting directors calling her ‘fat’ and ‘not pretty’ at 12

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