“They talked to me about Ghost early on.

I said, ‘It’ll never work.'”

Whoopi Goldberglooked as if she’d seen a ghost on Thursday’s episode ofThe View.

Whoopi Goldberg and Michael J. Fox on ‘The View’

Whoopi Goldberg and Michael J. Fox on ‘The View’.ABC

“Are there any roles you regret turning down?”

the 67-year-old moderator askedMichael J. Foxduring an interview about his new documentary,Still.

“There was achance to work with you that I missed,” Fox replied.

“They talked to me aboutGhostearly on.

I said, ‘It’ll never work.’

I said, ‘Whoopi’s great, but it’ll never work.’

And then it was great, and huge, and I’m a f—ing idiot!”

The Viewairs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/PT onABC.