Posted AT 5:15 AM EDT on 25/07/08
'If I want a payday once or twice a year, I go for the horror'
Actors who play iconic roles, especially roles with a fantastical bent, sometimes live to regret cashing the cheque.Christopher Reeve, an underrated, Juilliard-trained actor who studied with the legendary John Houseman, never really got past his first big break - the career-making and career-limiting role of Superman.
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