Samuel L. Jackson has likened alcoholism to cancer.
The Snakes On A Plane star - who has been open about his previous battle with alcohol and drugs - says he is under no illusion that those tendencies may return but insists he is "not planning on it".
He told Men's Health magazine: "I didn't drink yesterday and I'm not planning on it today. People treated for cancer might go into remission, but there's a chance it will come back. I feel the same about alcoholism. I still have drug dreams. It's hard because I understand the weed is really good now!"
Meanwhile, the 67-year-old actor previously revealed he was working the whole time throughout his battle.
He said: "I fancied myself as Oliver Reed ... I drank and I used drugs. I liked the feeling of not being cognisant of what was going on around me. I was working the whole time. I rehearsed and performed on drugs. I went on stage and watched people's eyes roll across stage and I'd go, 'Oh, I have a line, OK got to focus on the play now.'"