Emma Stone Had A Meltdown After Losing This One Huge Role

When "Heroes" first premiered in 2006, it was to a packed crowd at Comic-Con (via IGN). Soon enough, people all over were repeating the show's tagline: "Save the cheerleader, save the world" (via ScreenRant). But before Hayden Panettiere scored the role of cheerleader Claire Bennet, Emma Stone was up for the part (via Digital Spy). In an interview with Independent, the "Cruella" actress revealed missing out on that show was a loss she took particularly hard.

"Heroes was tough," Stone told Independent. "I could hear them through the wall telling Hayden Panettiere, 'You got the part. You're the best.' And then I went in right after her. I was like, [eff], man! Is it never going to be my time?'"

Luckily, everything worked out. As Stone said in the interview," You have to believe, as an actor, that if you didn't get a certain role you really wanted and it went to someone else, it was because it was theirs to begin with." It turned out Stone didn't have long to wait for her big break. "Two weeks later I got 'Superbad,' my first movie, and that changed my entire life," she said. It was meant to be!