There is no 'Top Gun 2' in which Maverick is not the starring role.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Somebody asked me what do you regret. I said, well I was offered the role of Maverick in 'Top Gun' and I turned it down.
'Top Gun' was one of my favorite movies growing up.
But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the middle with number Three, but I didn't realize he would move in with quite such a bang.
I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick.
There's no really signature Leo DiCaprio role, like Jack Nicholson is Jack Nicholson no matter what movie he's in.
Try driving the streets of Los Angeles without seeing a billboard depicting a film with a lead actor holding a gun. It's almost as if guns are harmless props used to bring out the cheekbones and jawline of the screen star.
If you're used to being a maverick, then people don't get surprised when you start acting strangely.
The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve something nobler than simple rebellion.
When I'm shooting, I don't care who the star is. I have an actor playing a part, and I'm serving the script, not serving anyone's career.
The characters I've played, especially Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, almost never use a gun, and they always try to use their wits instead of their fists.