His first big break in the movies came with a film called The Heartbreak Kid.

But that was just the beginning for Charles Grodin.

Then came Midnight Run. Seems Like Old Times. The Lonely Guy. And, finally, a new generation discovered him in the Beethoven movies. 

It looks like the classic success story. But in his 1989 book called It Would Be So Nice if You Weren't Here,  Grodin wanted to reveal how about 1% success overshadowed the 99% rejection actors suffer.