My opinion

I was watching James Caan (of Santino Corleone fame) being interviewed on Hollywood shootout and I was quite surprised to learn about some of the roles he had turned down in his career.


1. Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (eventually performed by Brando)
2. Hans Solo in Stars Wars (Harrison Ford)
3. Kramer in Kramer vs Kramer (Dustin Hoffman)

These were roles that eventually became milestones in the careers of these actors. The interviewer asked him about any regrets that Caan had on turning these down. Caan's classic response - "See....If I had had your opinion, I wouldn't have turned them down. But I had my own opinion on these roles, and they weren't good. They still aren't."

Now that's what I call attitude.