Chris Evans almost passed on 'Captain America.' The actor, who rocketed to fame playing the Marvel superhero, said he originally didn't want to take the role because he'd been dealing with severe anxiety for several years and questioned his acting pursuit
The actor, who rocketed to fame playing the Marvel superhero, said he originally did not want to take the role because he had been dealing with severe anxiety for several years and questioned his acting pursuit.
Read More"It was the first time I started having mini panic attacks on set," he said."I really started to think, 'I'm not sure if this [acting] is the right thing for me, I'm not sure if I'm feeling as healthy as I should be feeling.'"By the time Marvel asked him to test for the role of"Captain America," in 2011's"Captain America: The First Avenger," he turned them down. Marvel came back, Evans said, and offered the role outright.
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