Complex sentence: This was Adjani's first Hollywood role; she had previously turned down the chance to star in "The Other Side of Midnight" but agreed to make "The Driver" because she was an admirer of Walter Hill's first film "Hard Times".
Split into simpler sentences: This was Adjanie's first Hollywood role; she had previously turned down the chance to star in "The Other Side of Midnight". She agreed to make "The Driver" because she was an admirer of Walter Hill's first film "Hard Times".