As a star of Apocalypse Now, Boys in the Neighborhood, And The MatrixLaurence Fishburne has undoubtedly had quite an outstanding career.

But like any other mainstream actor, Fishburne has also turned down big roles in films that went on to become huge hits. In a recent interview with Vulture, the Oscar-nominated star talked about turning down those roles, including Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield, and he doesn’t really regret it.

Fishburne said he turned down the role because he had “a problem with dealing with heroin use,” which he found “a bit arrogant and casual.”

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“I felt like it made heroin use attractive. For me, it’s not just my character. It’s: ‘What does this all say?’… It wasn’t about my character in pulp Fiction. It was about the way the heroin was administered. And the whole stupid thing with the syringe and the adrenaline injection? No.”

The role of Winnfield was ultimately played by Samuel L. Jackson, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance. Fishburne is also clearly impressed with Jackson’s performance and says that he “goes home with the film.”

“Sam puts the movie in his pocket and leaves it to start a damn career as a leading man. What are you talking about? It’s a great role.”

Fishburne also spoke about the rejection of Radio Raheem’s role in Do the right thingand said he found Spike Lee’s script “a little disingenuous.”

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“I just felt that if this pizzeria existed in the black community of Brooklyn, then it was part of the community. Even if there had been riots and racial tensions, the situation would not have escalated to the point where they would have just burned down the pizzeria,” Fishburne explained.