Travolta has really turned down a number of large film roles all through his profession that ended up going to both Tom Hanks or Richard Gere (Splash and American Gigolo are simply two examples). When he was provided the position of Forrest, he turned it down in an effort to star as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction.
In 2007, MTV requested him: “Do you have got any regrets? Like, ‘Oh, if I had performed Forrest Gump or Chicago, what may need been?'” to which Travolta replied, “No, as a result of if I did not do one thing Tom Hanks did, then I did one thing else that was equally fascinating or enjoyable. Or, if I did not do one thing Richard Gere did, I did one thing equally properly. However I be ok with some I gave up as a result of different careers have been created.”