Hawke was on Conan last night and, when asked if there’s a role that he regretted turning down, he began telling the story about how he nixed the Will Smith leading role in "Independence Day."

“Okay listen, ‘Reality Bites’ just came out and I’m the bee’s knees, right?” says the actor, setting the stage. He then begins to describe how he and a buddy decided to take a road trip from Austin, Texas to New York City. And along the way, he pulled out a script for the film “Independence Day,” which was being offered to him.