Kim Cattrall almost quit acting before she hit the big time after a cruel director made her cry by telling her her she needed to lose weight.

The Sex And The City star was cast in 1975 movie Rosebud when she was just 20 years old, but her joy was wrecked by movie mogul Otto Preminger, who told her she needed to lose 14 pounds for the part. Cattrall says,

"I have never been overweight a day in my life. He scared the hell out of me... I can look back and laugh. I'm still the same weight I was."

But she's still grateful to Preminger for giving her her big break:

"I was waitressing at night and barely making enough to eat anything."