How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Quote #1
Doctor: They think you've been faking it in order to get out of your work detail.
The head doctor at the mental hospital is concerned that McMurphy has been faking insanity in order to get out of his work at the prison—which, let's be honest, is a distinct possibility. But McMurphy swears he'd never willingly choose to be in the mental hospital. He has no clue why the folks at the prison sent him to the hospital. At least, that's his story.
Quote #2
Cheswick: He said to go straight out as an arrow.
McMurphy's most successful act of freedom is to bust out of the hospital and take the other patients of his ward on a boating you ride. He even puts Charlie Cheswick in charge of driving the boat, despite Charlie's total reliance on having other people tell him what to do. It's a tiny moment of triumph for poor Charlie.
Quote #3
McMurphy: I'll be seeing you on the outside. You know what I mean?
McMurphy is unwavering in his confidence that he's going to get his freedom back. But he's in for a rude surprise when he finds out that the mental hospital can keep him locked up for as long as it wants. As he discovers throughout the movie, there are any number of ways that the establishment manages to squelch his freedom.