Every successful actor has a breakout role that changes their career, and Leonardo DiCaprio is no different. DiCaprio, now up for his fourth Academy Award nomination for "The Wolf of Wall Street," earned his first Oscar nod for his portrayal of an autistic boy in 1993's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," though the actor recently revealed that he almost took another role instead.

In an interview with Variety, DiCaprio discussed how he was at a crossroads following his critically-acclaimed turn opposite Robert De Niro in "This Boy's Life." For his next film, the actor said he was offered "more money than I ever dreamed of" to take a part in "Hocus Pocus," a Halloween-centric, kid-friendly flick about three witches returned from the dead.

While the big budget Disney film, which starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimi, would have meant a big payday and tons of exposure for DiCaprio,...