He spoke to the Los Angeles Times recently about how his Tarantino roles got unfairly snubbed: Okay. Let’s recap his career, and that ridiculously lengthy filmography, to see if he has a point. “I was never going to let the Oscars be a measure of my success or failure as an actor. My yardstick of success is my happiness: Am I satisfied with what I’m doing? I’m not doing statue-chasing movies. You know [whispers]: ‘If you do this movie, you’ll win an Oscar.’ No, thanks. I’d rather be Nick Fury. Or having fun being Mace Windu with a lightsaber in my hand.” Jackson has starred in a lot of s**t too, but he has a few great performances to his name. Most notably, “Jungle Fever,” “Pulp Fiction,” Jackie Brown,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” and, yes, “Django Unchained.” He should have absolutely gotten nominated (and probably won) for ‘Django’ as it was the best performance of that film, ditto “Jungle Fever.” Then again, scrolling through his filmography, he seems to have made it a priority to star in a lot of cash cows. He likes braindead blockbusters and he’s been in a ton of them. Contribute Hire me
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