Betty White turned down 'Good As It Gets'

Betty White has revealed that she turned down a role in As Good As It Gets because of a scene with a dog.

The Hollywood veteran spoke about having to pull out of the Jack Nicholson movie during an appearance on the The Tonight Show.

Speaking to Jay Leno, White said: "As Good As It Gets, I turned that down... but it was for a very good reason. They had this adorable dog in it, but in one scene the guys goes down the hall and puts the dog down the rubbish chute.

"Of course it lands on some cushions and it's fine, but I didn't want to set that example, because you never know what nuts or kids will see it and think I can do that. The director said, 'The dog's fine, the dog's fine!'. But I said, 'I just can't do that'."

She added: "Of course the film was a tremendous hit, but I didn't regret turning it down."