If one wanted to grow figs for the wonderful foliage, you may also consider planting Oak Leaf Hydrangea. The foliage is incredibly similar to fig.
For an example, see: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/file?id=876807
In that picture, there is only one fig tree, you will see the trunk betwen the A/C units, and there are approx. 8 branches total. Everything in the bottom left of the picture (dark green and maroon) is Oak Leaf Hydrangea. If you see the burgundy/maroon foliage in the middle background, this is also Oak Leaf Hydrangea and so is everything in dark green to the right of it. The texture of the leaf is very similar to fig as well.
It has good growth habit and can handle full shade through part sun, sometimes full sun. This one is on the north side of my house next to the BT fig in full shade. Both are doing fine, although I would probably get more figs if I planted the BT elsewhere.