10 Actors Who Regretted Saying ‘No’ to Career-Defining Roles

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Here are the stories of talented actors who still carry the weight of their decisions, forever haunted by the roles they let slip away.

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Eddie Murphy

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Josh Hartnett

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Michelle Pfeiffer

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Gwyneth Paltrow

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