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William Fichtner has ‘never’ regretted turning down roles and refuses to cross ‘certain lines’ in Hollywood

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William Fichtner has ‘never’ regretted turning down roles and refuses to cross ‘certain lines’ in Hollywood

"Lucky" star William Fichtner has no problem turning down a role if it crosses his boundaries.

During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 69-year-old actor shared that he has "never" regretted saying no to a project, even if it turned out to be a big success.

"I've been a bit pickier and choosier at moments in my life where I probably didn't have a right to be," he said.

"But if I didn't believe it, if I didn't think that I could do something with it, and there are certain lines that I just don't cross.

But, if I don't have a belief in it, then I have a little bit of a fear that I don't want to be bad, and I just won't take the journey." He explained that he doesn't "hold it as a badge of honor," that he has said no to a few "jobs that were really good money," and described knowing immediately that "this isn't happening" when reading something he doesn't like.

NICOLAS CAGE TURNED DOWN PARTS IN TWO BIG FRANCHISE MOVIES FOR ROLES HE THOUGHT WERE BETTER "Then my wife looks at me and goes, 'You like it, right?' And I'm like, 'Actually, it's in the garbage, honey.

Sorry.

Are we going to the store now? We've got to go to Costco, right?'" he said.

Fichtner plays Wayne Whittaker in the Apple TV miniseries "Lucky,' which aired its series finale, titled "All Good Things," on Wednesday, Aug.

19.

WATCH: William Fichtner has never regretted turning down a role The show stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Luciana "Lucky" Armstrong, a reformed criminal who is forced to engage in unlawful activities one last time, in order to secure her freedom and permanently leave behind her former life of crime.

In the finale, Fichtner and Taylor-Joy's characters have a showdown, with the actor praising "The Queen's Gambit" star, noting "she plays it perfectly," as he recalled what it was like to film the scene.

GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE "I remember it was five days in this like high desert.

Oil rigs north of LA which is an incredible location.

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