
in 2009, anna kendrick became a star. 




but it seems she wasn't quite prepared in terms of....anything. 




when the 31-year-old actress snagged a best supporting actress oscar nomination for her work in <u+201c>up in the air,<u+201d> it made her an instant a-lister. 




but while promoting her new memoir, <u+201c>scrappy little nobody,<u+201d> on the <u+201c>ellen degeneres<u+201d> show wednesday, kendrick revealed that it all happened at a time when she was totally broke: 




<u+201c>it was this weird combination of, like, all these great things are happening but at the same time nothing has changed.<u+201d> 




she describes how she had a hard time getting together a decent outfit for the oscars: 




<u+201c>my stylist told me i had to wear the perfect shoes for an outfit, and because the movie isn't out yet, she said, 'nobody really knows who you are. the shoe places don't want to loan you the shoes, so can you buy a pair of louboutins?'<u+201d> image credit: simon & schuster 




kendrick laughed as she recalled being sent to new york to promote <u+201c>up in the air<u+201d> alongside george clooney and vera farmiga. 




she said being broke put her in an awkward position: 




"at one point i was like, 'if we do another trip to new york can you put me up in a less nice hotel room and then i could keep some of the cash?' and they were like, 'ew no, this is not how this works!''' image credit: screenshot/ youtube 




kendrick's memoir covers more hilarious moments of being <u+201c>too poor,<u+201d> in addition to moments that will stand out to her for the rest of her life - namely her recent duet with justin timberlake for their new film <u+201c>trolls<u+201d>: 




<u+201c>it'll be, like, a career highlight for me. it was amazing watching him do his thing.<u+201d> image credit: screenshot/ youtube 




<u+201c>scrappy little nobody<u+201d> is available now at bookstores, and <u+201c>trolls<u+201d> comes to theaters november 4th. 





from pauper to a-list princess, anna kendrick reveals she was once 'too poor' to buy shoes for oscars
jed smith