Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents. Marilyn Monroe
If I hadn't refused Ken Russell, Fellini and Spielberg and made their movies when they asked me, my life would be no different. It is not my fault that I accepted one movie and turned down another. I don't see any point in defending myself, either. Klaus Kinski
I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy. Tom Petty
I have turned down a lot of garbage lately. Burt Lancaster
And I believe in the 13 years Judge Roberts was there, he never turned down a request to give some assistance on a pro-bono case, and this was no different. Fred Thompson
I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business. Garth Brooks