# Actors/actresses you're glad DIDN'T get the part.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-youre-glad-didnt-get-the-part/234218>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 14, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-youre-glad-didnt-get-the-part/234218 "2004-03-14T09:08:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-youre-glad-didnt-get-the-part/234218/21 "2004-03-17T06:34:08Z")

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Marilyn Monroe as Holly Golightly in _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_. I’m sorry, but I just don’t see how that could have been nearly as good as Audrey Hepburn.

Of course, I’m not sure how many things _at all_ are nearly as good as Audrey Hepburn.

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**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-youre-glad-didnt-get-the-part/234218/22 "2004-03-17T06:38:16Z")

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I don’t know if anyone mentioned it yet but Walken in Star Wars as Han Solo.

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**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-youre-glad-didnt-get-the-part/234218/23 "2004-03-17T08:13:39Z")

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Oh come on, [Walken would’ve been great.](http://www.scenebyscene.net/iv/anhscreentest1.html)

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