Samuel L Jackson mentioned in a video interview with AP Leisure, whereas selling his function in Netflix’s “The Piano Instructor,” that Oscar nominations aren’t too large of a deal for him. Shockingly, Jackson has solely earned one Oscar nomination throughout his illustrious profession — for “Pulp Fiction,” which he landed a finest supporting actor nod for in 1995. Jackson was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 2021.

“We’ve been within the enterprise lengthy sufficient to know that when people go, ‘It’s simply an honor to be nominated.’ No it ain’t. It’s an honor to win,” Jackson mentioned with fun. “You get nominated and folk go, ‘Yeah I keep in mind that.’ Or most individuals neglect. Typically it’s a contest you didn’t volunteer to be in. I didn’t go in there so I may flex. ‘Let me do my scene, so you’ll be able to keep in mind who I used to be.’”

“They nominate you and folks go, ‘What’s that film you’re nominated for? What’s the identify of that factor?’ And after it’s over and folks have a tough time remembering who even gained,” Jackson added.

Jackson informed The Occasions in 2022 that he deserved to win the 1995 Oscar for finest supporting actor over Martin Landau (“Ed Wooden”). In an interview with Vulture final 12 months, he added that he was robbed of a second likelihood to win an Oscar when he didn’t even get nominated for Joel Schumacher’s 1996 authorized drama “A Time to Kill.” The Oscars and Jackson haven’t gone hand-and-hand, which is ok contemplating he’d fairly make billion dollar-grossing Marvel motion pictures than chase down Oscar-friendly roles.

“I used to be by no means going to let the Oscars be a measure of my success or failure as an actor,” Jackson informed the Occasions. “My yardstick of success is my happiness: Am I happy with what I’m doing? I’m not doing statue-chasing motion pictures. You understand [whispers]: ‘In the event you do that film, you’ll win an Oscar.’ No, thanks. I’d fairly be Nick Fury. Or having enjoyable being Mace Windu with a lightsaber in my hand.”

Jackson mentioned he’s tremendous with giving up Oscar roles if it means making motion pictures “that folks simply wish to see to allow them to get out of themselves,” including, “That’s the man I selected to be and I’m tremendous with it. I’m happy as a result of that’s who I’m. I’m the man who does the traces that folks see on T-shirts. There’s actors who go their complete careers and nobody can quote a line they’ve mentioned in a film. Folks go to look at my motion pictures to see how loopy I’m going to be or see what number of instances I say motherfucker. No matter will get them within the seats.”

“The Piano Instructor,” Jackson’s newest film, is now streaming on Netflix.