Samuel L. Jackson in an interview with The Associated Press on the occasion of his new Netflix film, “The Piano Lesson,” he said that Oscar nominations are not important to him.

“We’ve been in the space a long time and we know people say, ‘Well, it’s an honor just to be nominated.’ No it isn’t. Price is when you win” the actor said in a video shared by the AP on X, prompting laughter from his film co-star Michael Potts, adding: “You know, when you’re a candidate, people say, ‘Yeah, I remember that,’ but most people forget.”

“They only remember the winner” agreed Potts.

Despite his extraordinary career spanning more than four decades, the actor has only been nominated for the golden statuette once, People reports. In 1995, he claimed the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film “Pulp Fiction”, but lost to Martin Landau who was honored for his performance in the film “Ed Wood”. However, it received an honorary Oscar at the 2022 Governors Awards, at the hands of Denzel Washington.

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“Generally it’s a contest you didn’t voluntarily enter, as you understand” Jackson continued. “You get nominated and people ask, ‘What’s the movie you were nominated for? What’s the name of it?’ And then, after it’s over, people have a hard time remembering who won.”