Overview

• A network executive once told Jon Hamm's representatives that he would never be a television star.
• Hamm learned about the executive's comments much later in his career.
• Despite numerous auditions and rejections, Hamm eventually landed the iconic role of Don Draper in 'Mad Men'.
• Hamm's success includes multiple awards, proving the executive's prediction wrong.
• The actor discussed the challenges of typecasting and the arduous audition process.