Samuel L. Jackson never thought that the Oscar was a measure of an actor's success or failure

Samuel L. Jackson, 73, talked about his honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards this year during the non-televised ceremony.

He told winning the Oscar never was his goal indeed, he prefers interesting roles to Oscar-chasing.

"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," he said.

"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," he said, according to PEOPLE.

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