Sometimes the big role an actor turns down is, in perspective, not a huge deal. After all Gwyneth Paltrow is a successful, Oscar winning actress, a Save The Children Ambassador, and maintains a bafflingly extensive knowledge of Spain. So what could possibly come close to affecting Paltrow? How about turning down the biggest role in movie history? Paltrow, in all her wisdom, decided to turn down the role of Rose in the critical and commercial smash-hit Titanic. There couldn’t have been a bigger movie to turn down. Titanic film that launched Leonardo DiCaprio from teenage heartthrob who dominated the covers of Teenie Bopper magazines to the serious and reliable actor that he is today. Not to mention Kate Winslet went from nobody to one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood. Ms. Paltrow surely regrets her decision, but the millions of 13-year-old boys who happily went to see Kate Winslet’s ample bosom painted a second time are probably happy Paltrow passed.
