Laurence Fishburne declined ‘Pulp Fiction’ role over glorification of heroin use

nme.com:

The Matrix actor Laurence Fishburne has said he turned down a role in Pulp Fiction over the portrayal of heroin use.Fishburne was initially considered for the part of Jules Winnifield, before Samuel L.

Jackson eventually secured the role in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic.Explaining why he declined the part in a recent interview with Vulture, Fishburne said, “I just had a problem with the way the heroin use was dealt with.”He added: “I just felt it was a little cavalier, and it was a little loose.

I felt like it made heroin use attractive. For me, it’s not just my character. It’s, ‘What is the whole thing saying?’“It wasn’t about my character in Pulp Fiction.