Actor Samuel L. Jackson said it’s no great achievement to be nominated for an Academy Award – in his opinion, winning is the only thing that matters.
The 75-year-old discussed his thoughts during a conversation with the Associated Press that was shared on social media on Tuesday.
“We’ve been in the business long enough to know that when folks go, ‘It’s just an honor to be nominated.’ No it ain’t,” Jackson told the outlet. “It’s an honor to win.”
“You get nominated and folks go, ‘Yeah I remember that.’ Or most people forget,” he continued, laughing. “Generally, it’s a contest you didn’t volunteer to be in. I didn’t go in there so I could flex. ‘Wait a minute, let me do my scene, so you can remember who I was.’ They nominate you and people go, ‘What is that movie you’re nominated for? What’s the name of that thing?’ And after it’s…
