Samuel L. Jackson gets personal about dementia in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'

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The afflictions of aging and the beauty of community are at the center of Samuel L. Jackson's latest project, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.

The Apple TV Plus miniseries, adapted from Walter Mosley's novel of the same name, stars Jackson as a 91-year-old man suffering from dementia. His character takes an experimental drug that temporarily restores his memory to solve his nephew's murder.

The 73-year-old actor has appeared in more than 100 films and is known for his dramatic roles in movies such as Pulp Fiction, Jungle Fever, A Time to Kill, Snakes on a Plane and as Nick Fury in the Marvel Universe. He received an honorary Academy Award last month for his body of work.

But for Jackson, all of his acclaimed work was not about chasing a statue. He was doing work that was fun and resonated with an audience.

"When my agents would send me a script and they would go, 'This is the one right here,'" Jackson said, "I'd go, no I don't want to do that. Or this is one's going to be [an Oscar winner]. I'd say no it's not going to be, but I'm gonna have fun doing it."