I wasn't able to retrieve the actual article content — permission for the fetch was declined, and the article text you pasted only contained site navigation (menu links like "Music Film Travel Art News Shop"), not the actual story text. I can't accurately summarise Donald Sutherland's comments on turning down the 1972 film without the real content, and I don't want to guess or fabricate details, quotes, or which film is being referenced.

Could you either:
1. Grant permission for the web fetch so I can retrieve the full article, or
2. Paste the actual body text of the article here?