Angie Harmon dishes on ‘learning process’ of dealing with rejection in Hollywood: ‘It is humbling’

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Angie Harmon is reflecting on the new direction her career has taken since she ended her reign as Jane Clementine Rizzoli on "Rizzoli & Isles." The 49-year-old spoke to reporters on Wednesday about her latest role in the Lifetime original film, "Buried in Barstow," in which Harmon stars as Hazel King, a single mother who is "determined to shield her daughter from the life she once had while protecting and defending those who can't protect themselves." "Plucked off the streets of Las Vegas at 15, Hazel was trained as a hitwoman until a surprising pregnancy drives her to leave it all behind," the show’s synopsis explains. "Living as a single mother running a diner in Barstow with her teenage daughter, Hazel’s past eventually catches up with her and she’s pulled back in for one more hit." Angie Harmon is reflecting on the new direction her career has taken since she ended her reign as Jane Clementine Rizzoli on 'Rizzoli & Isles.' (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer) Harmon, who also pulls double duty as an executive producer on the made-for-TV film, spoke to the difficulties of getting the project off the ground and explained the "learning process" she experienced even with her sustained longevity in show business. "There's a lot of crying and heavy drinking, more crying.There's a lot of rejection, more crying, heavy drinking," Harmon quipped to journalists during the CTAM virtual winter press tour panel. "You know, it's fun.

It's great. It's just one of those things where it's like, you really start to, in all seriousness, see how long it takes to get a project made, especially one that you believe in." The actress pressed that she had to learn not to take rejection personally, especially when it comes to pitching a project she.