Adrien Brody's success has "never been easy".
The 51-year-old actor believes he's ultimately benefited and learned from a series of setbacks earlier in his career.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Adrien explained: "You do not listen until you fail or until it really hurts.
"For a shift to occur, there has to be enlightenment. Enlightenment comes oftentimes through suffering or hardships. I’ve had a very blessed life and career, but it’s never been easy. The thing to know is there are many chapters."
Adrien won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'The Pianist', the 2002 war drama. But the actor has rubbished the suggestion that he was an "overnight success".
He explained: "I’d been acting professionally for 17 years before that [Oscar]. To a lot of people, I was an overnight success, but I’d been kicking around, paying dues. And it was a remarkable thing, but it was kind of jarring."
Adrien previously observed that he "honed" his acting skills while working on independent movies.
Speaking to The Talk, Adrien explained: "I've mostly done independent films, especially early on in my career. And for many years, I learned and honed a set of skills to help in making those films better, and also making myself better under the circumstances when you have far less resources and padding than with a studio film.
"When I'm working on a project, it takes a great deal of creative malleability and technical understanding to pivot when things don't go according to plan, as they often don't. And then there's all the character work that is my responsibility to do before I show up and on the day. It's just something I've spent a lifetime doing."
