Brenda Song says she was dropped by her agent after taking a role in — wait for it — The Social Network. I know — of all things! Let me explain.

If you remember, Brenda appeared in the David Fincher film as Eduardo Saverin’s girlfriend, Christy Ling.

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It was a small role, but obviously one of a lifetime, which is why Brenda decided to take it. Unfortunately, her agents at the time had other ideas in mind, and when Brenda chose to go with The Social Network over a starring role, they dropped her!

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Brenda explained the whole situation in a recent conversation captured by the Wrap.

She said, “There was another project that I had booked when I also booked The Social Network and my agents very much pushed me for the other project. [They’re] like, ‘It’s a lead role, it’s a big movie. This is amazing, this is it.'”

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“I was like, ‘David Fincher is one of my favorite directors of all time,'” Brenda continued. “They’re like, ‘It’s two scenes,’ but I’m like, ‘This is what I really wanted.’ And my agents dropped me over this decision.”

Brenda recalled being “really upset” at the time because she’d been trying to find her footing after The Suite Life of Zack & Cody — but looking back, she’s glad she followed her gut.

“You have to follow your gut instinct because it’s your life. It’s about your life experience, it’s not about the outcome,” Brenda shared. “I realize now that for me, when I make a project, I’m not making it for the final product. I love the process, I love being on set, I love my castmates. My favorite moments of my job are between ‘action’ and ‘cut,’ and growing up on a set, it’s where I feel most safe, so I always try to say I don’t ever want to do a project that I wouldn’t stand on the firing line for because it’s not a final product, it’s about your experience.”

“But yeah, I thought I fucked up at that moment,” she laughed, “but I guess I didn’t.”

Even though Brenda didn’t share the name of the other project, people think she made the right call.

“What kind of agent would be upset over their client choosing a small role in a David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin movie???” one user wondered over on Reddit. “The social network is an iconic movie,” said another. “She made the right choice and I was absolutely thrilled to see her when she came on screen!”

“And her role may have been small, but it was so memorable!” another fan added. “Being in a rare Fincher movie written by Sorkin and playing someone with a loose screw always wins over any other offers. She’s a smart cookie!”

Another said, “her not having a bigger career after TSN makes so much sense now.” While someone else praised Brenda’s current success and said they “honestly feel like we’ll see brenda doing amazing work for a really really long time.”

I surely hope so! You can catch Brenda on Running Point now and check out the clip of her remarks here.

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