'I just couldn't do it, I didn't want it'
other than Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. However, Claire Danes has now revealed that she was initially touted for the role., Danes reflected on the career decision she made back in the nineties to turn down the part.
'I think I did [get offered the role] I'm not entirely clear on that,' she said before confirming there was 'strong interest' in her for the lead part. 'Honestly I had just made this romantic epic with Leo [DiCaprio] in Mexico City, which is where they were going to shootAt the time, a 17-year-old Danes had just wrapped Baz Luhrmann's20th Century Foxactor then revealed - having been a close confidant to DiCaprio - that she had learned he too was conflicted about whether to take what then became a career-defining role.
'I knew he [DiCaprio] was wrestling with the decision to do that movie or not and he looked up at me and said,"I'm doing it." I could see he wasn't sure but he was like f*** it, I've got to do this thing. 'I looked at him like I totally understand why he wanted to do that but I'm not ready for that. I remember after the movie came out and he just went into another stratosphere... It was a little scary. I just couldn't do it, I didn't want it.'Danes clarified she has 'zero regrets' about turning down the role, explaining: 'I was really clear about it, I wasn't conflicted.
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