20 times actors took roles just for the paycheck (And admitted it)

1) Alec Guinness - 'Star Wars'

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Alec Guinness brought gravity to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars film, yet the legendary actor revealed that he accepted the part solely for financial considerations. He had rejected the script as "fairy-tale rubbish" and had difficulty with the dialogue, yet the big paycheck and a canny deal that gave him 2% of the film's gross profits clinched the deal for him. Guinness later confessed he began to despise the attention the part brought, asserting it eclipsed his more distinguished work in movies like The Bridge on the River Kwai.

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