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* [[David Tennant]] went into acting specifically because he wanted to play the Doctor on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Apparently, several Doctors [[Long Runners|have said this]].<ref> Tenth Doctor David Tennant was inspired by Fifth Doctor [[Peter Davison]] who was inspired by Second Doctor [[Patrick Troughton]].</ref>
** Similarly, Alex Kingston has said on more than one occasion that one of her favorite parts of playing River Song is that she gets to do stunts, something that she didn't get to have on ''[[ER]]''.
** ''Doctor Who'' has a [[wikipedia:Celebrity and notable guest appearances in Doctor Who|long tradition]] of securing notable guest stars on the strength of 'appearing on ''Doctor Who''' and often because it would [[So My Kids Can Watch|impress the kids]]. It's also traditionally been one of the few venues on British television where the guest stars would get to play aliens, monsters, [[Mad Scientist|mad scientists]] and the like.
* [[Christian Bale]] said something to the effect of no matter how hard he worked out or how miserably uncomfortable the Batsuit was, it was all worth it because he got to be [[The Dark Knight|Batman]].
* [[Cillian Murphy]]'s reason for joining Nolan's [[Batman Begins]]: "just to be near the Batmobile".
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** If he could ever admit to doing that, he'd win back a lot of the fans from his early movies who dismiss him now as too pretentious and formulaic.
* Part of the reason why Paul Verhoeven did ''[[RoboCop]]''. He initially rejected the opportunity to direct the film when he read the script and thought it was silly and stupid. He changed his mind when his wife convinced him that there were more layers to the story than he initially thought, and because the writers pointed out the amount of [[Gorn]] there was, to which he responded "Well, I've never seen the hero [[Fingore|get his hand blown off]]!"
* [[Meryl Streep]] did ''[[Mamma Mia!]]'' because she took her daughter Louisa and some of Louisa's friends to see it for her eleventh birthday - which was in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 - and wrote a fan letter to the crew. When the time came for the movie, the girls-in-charge asked her to play Donna, and she accepted eagerly. Also, she wanted to have fun and kick up her heels for awhile.
** Meryl is actually pretty good for these. She's primarily known for serious, intense [[Oscar Bait]] roles, but every few years or so, she does something like ''She-Devil'' or ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' or ''[[Mamma Mia!]].'' It seems like she gives herself a Breather Movie every few years where she can just have fun, laugh, and ham it up.
** Pierce Brosnan, meanwhile, summed up his reason for doing the film as this: "Meryl Streep is starring." He also referred to Meryl as "that gorgeous blonde I had a terrible crush on in drama school."
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' in general is this. If you're casting a Star Trek episode and want an actor who has the ''slightest'' hint of geek in them, they're all yours as long as you let them have at least a ''little'' [[Ham and Cheese]].
** Mick Fleetwood played a nonhuman assassin in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]''. Accounts say he was enthusiastic about the role, even though his face was completely hidden by a mask that made him look vaguely fishlike, because he got to be portrayed as being beamed aboard the ''Enterprise''. In fact, when told he'd have to shave his iconic beard to wear the mask, he did so on the condition that he get to be beamed up.
** When [[Patrick Stewart]] is asked why a Shakespearean actor such as him wanted to be in ''Star Trek'', he gives this as his reason.
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*** According to the producers once they started casting they had so many applicants that actors actually starting ''fighting each other'' to try and get in on the movie.
* To this day, [[Frank Langella]] remembers his role as Skeletor in ''[[Masters of the Universe (film)|Masters of the Universe]]'' as one of his favorites, and can be seen [[Large Ham|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.
* [[Raul Julia]] was in the [[So Bad It's Good]] ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]'' movie as a combination of this and [[So My Kids Can Watch]]. 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 [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|completely stole the movie]]. [[Ham and Cheese|M. Bison's scenes]] are the best parts of the film.
* Tom Hanks signed up for ''[[Toy Story]]'' when Pixar showed him a rough skit featuring a wireframe Woody. He said he knew the film was going to be unlike any other and signed on when they pitched him.
* Benicio 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.
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* [[Ryan Reynolds]] would ''not stop'' auditioning for superhero movies and talking himself up as the perfect casting choice for any superhero you could shake a stick at. He clearly wanted to be a superhero so very badly, and got to be [[Deadpool]] and [[Green Lantern (film)|Hal Jordan]] for his persistence.
* Jack Huston basically outright stated that he did ''[[Outlander (film)|Outlander]]''--the movie about Beowulf-meets-alien-monsters--basically for this reason; because playing a Viking is "every boy's dream."
* Most of the cast of ''[[The Phantom Menace]].'' Reportedly, after a lightsaber scene, Ewan McGregor could be overheard muttering, "'Do I want to be in ''[[Star Wars]]?''' F**k yeah!"
* By his own report, when Spielberg offered [[Shia LaBeouf]] the role of [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull|Indiana Jones' son]], he was unable to speak properly for a solid minute.
* Jude Law, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow all signed on for ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'' immediately after watching Kerry Conran's six-minute film, which he produced on a home computer. They were all impressed with his vision, and wanted to see the film to its completion. (Also, it allowed Jolie to wear an eyepatch and a bubble-helmet, two things she'd always wanted.)
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120658/bio Victor Buono] was a '''''huge''''' fan of the ''[[Batman]]'' comics, and agreed to play King Tut in the old [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]] TV series because of it. Bueno enjoyed playing the villainous Tut so much that, aside from the actors playing the primary four villains (Julie Newmar as Catwoman, Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, Frank Gorshin as The Riddler, and Caesar Romero as The Joker), he made more appearances than any other guest-star. He was once asked why he did the show so often and said, "Batman lets me get away with doing the one thing that we're taught not to do in drama school... ''overacting''!"
* [[Bob Hoskins]] has said one of his motivations behind starring in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' was that he'd get to be onscreen with [[Bugs Bunny]].
* Most if not all of the [[All-Star Cast]] of ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' agreed to be paid less than their usual asking prices because the script was so good.
* Helen Mirren loved working on ''[[
=== In-Universe Examples ===
* Kasuka Heiwajima of ''[[Durarara!!]]'' got his start in the extremely campy anime ''[[Show Within a Show|Vampire Carmilla Saizou]]''. He was listed on "Top ten actors who don't get to choose their roles," and most people treat it as an [[Old Shame]]. Kasuka, however, claims that Carmilla Saizou is an awesome character, and insisted on reprising his role in the movie.
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