he said he never turned down a role

Did you check the timing? Maybe he said that before he turned it down.

He's also said that he only turns down roles he thinks he'll be horrible in or ones that he simply can't accept due to other obligations.

It would explain why he makes so much crap the past 15+ years.

Nothing is as it seems so I wouldn't judge by what you think you see.

He was also almost an antagonist in a Stallone movie too.