There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.
Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that.
The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.