'Why I turned down dream job' - Postlethwaite

British actor Pete Postlethwaite today revealed today how he turned down the chance to fulfil the “biggest dream” of his life for the sake of his principles.

Postlethwaite was offered the chance to work with esteemed director Martin Scorsese on the Oscar-nominated picture Gangs of New York, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis.