History Main / AwesomeDearBoy

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See also MoneyDearBoy. Compare SoMyKidsCanWatch.

** SamuelJackson as Nick Fury, also why the character looked like him in the comics.

* JasonIsaacs[='s=] primary reason for doing the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films seems to be getting to play a hammy evil wizard. He even convinced the filmmakers to throw to their original banal design for Lucius Malfoy so that he could have such things as BadassLongHair, a [[SwordCane snake-headed cane which conceals his wand]], and so forth.

* DavidTennant went into acting specifically because he wanted to play [[DoctorWho the Doctor]]. Apparently, several Doctors [[LongRunners have said this]].[[hottip:*: Tenth Doctor DavidTennant was inspired by Fifth Doctor PeterDavidson who was inspired by Second Doctor PatrickTroughton. Expect Doctor number Seventeen or so in 2025 to be inspired by Ten(nant).]]

* DavidTennant went into acting specifically because he wanted to play [[DoctorWho the Doctor]]. Apparently, several Doctors [[LongRunners have said this]].

* To this day, FrankLangella remembers his role as Skeletor in MastersOfTheUniverse as one of his favorites, and can be seen having the time of his life playing it. When he takes time out of an interview promoting ''Frost/Nixon'' to reflect on his time as a world-conquering skeleton monster, you know the awesome was there in spades.

* Bencio Del Toro and Rick Baker jumped at the chance to work on the remake of ''{{The Wolf Man}}'' because both men are huge fans of the original.

* Joseph Gordon-Levitt signed onto ''[=~GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra~=]'' upon seeing the costume for Cobra Commander that he'd be wearing. Needless to say, [[HamAndCheese he had a blast]].
** It wasn't the Commander costume, it was his first role, which consisted of a gas mask, monocle, trench coat, and the name "Doctor Mindbender". Who would turn it down?

* RaulJulia was in the otherwise SoBadItsHorrible [[Film/StreetFighter Street Fighter movie]] as a combination of this and SoMyKidsCanWatch. He already knew that he was dying of cancer, so he choose the role because his grandkids were the fans of the series -- and then [[SpotlightStealingSquad completely stole the movie]]. [[HamAndCheese M. Bison's scenes]] are actually the only enjoyable parts of the film.

-->-'''StephenFry''', on why he appeared in ''VForVendetta''

-->-'''David Carradine''', on ''KillBill''

But some did the movie, [[YourMileageMayVary for good or ill]], because they got to be vampires, superheroes, [[UnflinchingWalk walk away from explosions in trenchcoats]], ride motorcycles and ''fly through the air swinging a frickin' samurai sword''. This trope is when an actor took the part based on its [[RuleOfCool cool factor.]]

* Stephen Fry in ''VForVendetta'', as mentioned in the page quote.
* Ben Kingsley said his appearance in ''BloodRayne'' was partly because he'd never had a chance to play a vampire before.
* Anthony Hopkins said that the only reason he took a role in the forgettable ''Freejack'' was because he had always wanted to meet Mick Jagger.
* Johnny Depp did ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' mainly because every little boy has always wanted to be a pirate and he would get to, not for the Blockbuster value.
* Matt Damon, on why he took the role in ''SavingPrivateRyan'':
-->"It was offered to me. When Spielberg says jump, bitches say how high?"
* Part of Robert Downey, Jr.'s reason for taking the role of ''IronMan'' was being a fan of the comics as a kid.
** The same is true of Hugh Jackman as [[XMen Wolverine]].

-->"Ever since I was a boy and first got acquainted with the great detective I wanted to be like him . . . To play such a character means as much to me as ten '{{Hamlet}}s'!"
* DavidTennant went into acting specifically because he wanted to play [[DoctorWho the Doctor]]. Apparently, several Doctors [[LongRunners have said this.]]

* CateBlanchett largely took the role of [[TheLordOfTheRings Galadriel]] because she wanted to wear the elf ears.

* Halle Berry says that she did ''{{Catwoman}}'' because she wanted the awesome experience of playing a woman beholden to no one.
* MNightShyamalan wanted to direct the ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' movie because he was a fan ([[SoMyKidsCanWatch his kids got him into the show]]). It's possible he was so much of a fan that he [[BatmanGambit deliberately tanked the movie franchise]] so that they'd instead [[AvatarTheLegendOfKorra bring back the original show.]]

* NoahAntwiler has admitted that his costume that he wore to portray his over-the-top parody of [[{{Film/BattlefieldEarth}} Terl]] made him physically ill. However, he was reportedly thrilled to play the character.
* Joseph Gordon Levitt signed onto GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra upon seeing the costume for Cobra Commander that he'd be wearing. Needless to say, [[HamAndCheese he had a blast]].

* To this day, FrankLangella remembers his role as Skeletor in MastersOfTheUniverse as one of his favorites, and can be seen having the time of his life playing it. When he takes time out of an interview promoting [[Frost/Nixon]] to reflect on his time as a world-conquering skeleton monster, you know the awesome was there in spades.

* MNightShyamalan wanted to direct the upcoming ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' movie because he was a fan. This particular example is slightly related to SoMyKidsCanWatch, but only because his kids are the ones who got him into the show.

-->-StephenFry, ''on why he appeared in VForVendetta''

-->-'''David Carradine''', ''on KillBill''