This is exactly the case with Kill Bill actress Uma Thurman, who recently revealed that she turned down a major role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy back in the day.
And while attempting to keep their career exciting and fresh, actors and their teams can often pass up on roles which would have actually helped their case.
So often actors up fading away, being type cast into similar roles, or pull a Katherine Heigl and make so many enemies it’s hard to book a job.
Maintaining a great acting career is a tricky thing.