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James L. Menzies\u00a0and Mental_Floss<\/a><\/b>\u00a0present 10 Surprising Facts About Burt Reynolds<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Here are three of my favorites…<\/p>\n 1. HE TURNED DOWN SOME MAJOR ROLES. More notably, and perhaps more regrettably, Reynolds turned down a chance to play James Bond in 1969. As Reynolds explains it: \u201cIn my infinite wisdom, I said to [producer] Cubby Broccoli, \u2018An American can\u2019t play James Bond. It just can\u2019t be done.\u2019 And they really tried to talk me into it. It was a 10-minute discussion. Finally they left. Every night, I wake up in a cold sweat.\u201d<\/p>\n 5. HE HAD AN IMPROMPTU PIE FIGHT WITH MARC SUMMERS ON THE TONIGHT SHOW<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>Over the course of a near-60-year career, one is bound to pass on some prime roles. And Reynolds has turned down a lot, including (by his own admission in the video above) Han Solo in Star Wars<\/em>, R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em>, Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman<\/em>, and John McClane in Die Hard<\/em>. Although he doesn’t regret that final one: \u201cI don\u2019t regret turning down anything Bruce Willis did,\u201d Reynolds told Piers Morgan.<\/p>\n