The 2002 movie Vin Diesel turned down a $25 million paycheque to make: “My ego is that big!”
A complete narcissist.
Race
The career-altering role Sidney Poitier refused to play: “I had no money”
Didn’t agree with the actions portrayed in the film.
Film review: ‘Race’ directed by Stephen Hopkins
“Hitler didn’t snub me; it was our president who snubbed me.” (Jesse Owens, quoted in his biography, Triumph.) The 1936 Olympic Games were a significant…