SomeKrazyGuyUKno_v2 t1_j6crjbs wrote
Debatably, Christopher Eccleston in Doctor Who.
He played the Ninth Doctor for one series, but by the second series he was already replaced with the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant).
Christopher Eccleston stated that he "didn't enjoy the environment and the culture that we, the cast and crew, had to work in" and that he did not want to do any more based on the experience.
We do not publicly know what specifically he was referring to, but he claims he chose not to come back. Though the BBC basically said he couldn't handle the workload and blacklisted him.
There's no clear-cut, definitive answers as to what truly occurred.
It's only just now, just over 15 years later, that Eccleston has returned to Doctor Who in the form of audio dramas.
StephenHunterUK t1_j6cshd9 wrote
Eccleston's return to the Big Finish audio dramas was by his own admission financially motivated - the pandemic resulted in other projects being put on hold and he needed the money.
DonnieDelaware t1_j6jnlxe wrote
I feel like all actors need to be told the same thing that many figured out: make all the money you can and star in everything you can because one day the phone will stop ringing.
jblanch3 t1_j6kfkh7 wrote
I was reading an interview with Samuel L. Jackson once and he said that he says "Yes" to pretty much everything. I've seen his name on some direct-to-video stinkers over the years and was wondering why he, of all people, would sign on to shit like that? He said a similar thing in the interview, that before he finally made it big, there were many days where the phone didn't ring and he never forgot it, and doesn't take for granted that it won't happen again.
square3481 t1_j6lf283 wrote
Christopher Walken has said more or less the same thing: that if he's not busy, he'll sign up for just about anything, as he enjoys what he does.
StephenHunterUK t1_j6jr4iz wrote
Eccleston is still getting plenty of work in the UK though. He was an acclaimed actor before he started; all the Doctors since the 1996 TV movie bar the unknown Matt Smith had good track records before they were cast.
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