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People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice.

— Tim Burton

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.

— Daniel Craig

I also couldn't pass up the opportunity to be in the same movie as Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close.

— Lukas Haas

People were confused by me, and at first I was auditioning a lot for the crazy characters or the victim, someone who'd been attacked. Which is great, because usually those are the best acting roles.

— Jessica Chastain

Because I killed a guy in real life, and because my character kills a guy onstage, they said I could never do anything this great again. I resented that.

— Charles S. Dutton

That's another reason I did Daredevil: I didn't get killed off in it.

— Joe Pantoliano

I had the opportunity to go cast for a Hollywood film that was filming in Thailand called 'Mortal Kombat 2.' Out of 100 people, I was cast to be the stunt double for Robin Shou.

— Tony Jaa

I played a killer twice. Once on 'Matlock,' on Andy Griffith's show, I got to play the killer.

— Dick Van Dyke

The thing is, I love a great death scene - no good actor doesn't. Sorry, any actor, I should say.

— Clark Gregg

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted to be Jack Nicholson or Jean Gabin.

— Robert Shaw

I didn't know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a narrator, to get really complicated. Because it was a big deal. I'd never killed a character before.

— Rick Moody