Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jacksonis an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever, Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance, Jurassic Parkand his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight. He is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance, Unbreakable, Shaft, The 51st State, Black Snake Moan, Snakes on a...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 December 1948
kings real thinking
We've come a long way in our thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can't imagine Dr. King watching the 'Real Housewives' or 'Jersey Shore.'
mistake recovery character
I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger.
character thinking play
I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.
creating people
I dont understand how people live without creating
race lynching racism
People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you.
book mean enjoy-life
Lifelong readers continue to read, finding in books the means to enjoy life or endure it
advice given equal
The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
eye two white
I just always knew that I lived in two worlds. There was the world of my house and community, but to make my way in that white world I had to modify the way I spoke and acted. I had to sometimes not make direct eye contact.
opportunity may use
If you do not have courage, you may not have the opportunity to use any of your other virtues.
booty duty please
You know me. It's my duty to please that booty.
opportunity voice use
If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.
causes syrup pancakes
Just 'cause you pour syrup on something doesnt make it pancakes
movie kissing long
Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
gun people shooting
I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This [shooting] is about people who aren't taught the value of life.