The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you'll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally grey terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting.
A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature.