A very cold - but humorous - Hollywood dismissal derived from the commonplace parting “
have a nice day,” but taken to the utmost extreme. “Have a nice century” is even more insulting than telling somebody to “
have a nice life”. “Have a nice century” implies to the person receiving the dismissal, “you are literally of zero worth to me and always will be – I’m completely sure that your life on this Earth will end with such little significance, that I will never have to concern myself with your petty existence again,” or, in short, “
you’re done.” This phrase was originally coined by the music artist Solo (Rowland), and since has become common around Hollywood – especially by talent agents, managers, directors & movie producers like Mike Lewis, the Vice President of Crown Model Management.
As the arrogant would-be model marched out of his office shouting profanities, Mr. Lewis calmly responded with one line: "
have a nice century".
At that moment, she knew: her hopes of ever making it big in the
entertainment industry were gone.