James Caan in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
詹姆斯•卡安《飞越疯人院》
Asked once why he rejected the role of Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy in the 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, James Caan had the honesty to say: "At the time, I thought - because I'm a genius - it wasn't visual enough. It took place in these four walls. I didn't know that (director) Miloš Forman was as good as he was. It's my opinion that I'm stuck with, unfortunately. I've made some bad choices."
1975年版《飞越疯人院》电影改编自肯•凯西的小说。有人问过詹姆斯•卡安，他为什么拒绝饰演片中的兰德尔•帕特里克•麦克墨菲。他坦诚地回答道：“我当时认为故事不够生动，因为我是个天才。故事就发生在空空的房子里。我没想到导演米洛斯•福尔曼那么出色。很不幸，我固执己见。我做过一些糟糕的决定。”
Jack Nicholson took the role and went on to win the Oscar for Best Actor, and the film became one of only three in movie history to win all of the "big five" Academy Awards.
杰克•尼科尔森接下了这个角色，并赢得奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。而《飞越疯人院》包揽了奥斯卡的“五项大奖”，成为电影史上仅有的获此成就的三部电影之一。
