The one thing Jack Nicholson refused to do for a role: “All things being equal, I don’t want to”
He wasn’t changing his mind.
Author: Scott Campbell Archives: 01/2025
The cheesy TV series Leonardo DiCaprio refused to star in: “It was the best thing to happen”
It would be hilarious through a modern lens if he had.
The roles Burt Reynolds felt like an idiot for rejecting: “This is where my IQ drops about 40 points”
He was kicking himself for decades.
How many movies has Martin Scorsese acted in that he didn’t direct?
He’s quite the distinguished thespian.
Morgan Freeman names the best movie of his career: “It was an entertaining film”
Top of the icon’s personal pile.
The Oscar-winning movie Robert Redford hated making: “I became resentful”
The green-eyed monster on full display.
The awful role Eddie Murphy only took for the money: “The worst movie ever done in the history of anything”
His eyes were only on the paycheque.
The only movie Quentin Tarantino wanted to remake: “I keep working it in my head”
He was ready to board the remake train.
The movie John Wayne only made to spite Clint Eastwood: “I thought I could be Dirty Duke”
A film that existed somewhere between regret and jealousy.
The one thing Paul Newman hated about Hollywood: “I don’t dig it, I’m bewildered by it”
An inescapable part of his status.