Actor Woody Harrelson has spoken about turning down a film role in 2004 because he felt he could not surpass an existing performance in the part. The article, published by Far Out Magazine, centres on Harrelson's admission that he judged another actor's take on the role to be so strong that attempting it himself would have been futile.

Little further detail is given beyond Harrelson's own remark, "I didn't think I could do it better," which he offered as his reasoning for stepping away from the project. The piece frames this as a rare moment of professional humility from an actor known for a long and varied career in film.