Burt Reynolds as Garrett Breedlove
Movie: Terms of Endearment (1983)
Played by: Jack Nicholson
For Reynolds, passing on Breedlove might have been his worst career move. In the alternative universe theory, Reynolds career was a slew of romcoms and dark characters playing opposite hot young women. “I regret that one most of all because it was a real acting part,” he told Business Insider in an interview. “I wish I would have done it, and thinking back now, it was really a stupid decision, but I made a lot of stupid decisions in that period. It must have been my stupid period.” Reynolds also turned down Han Solo. Yup; stupid.