People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in Iraq and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun. I like doing movies that are fun. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
Because of where I come from, I never thought I’d see in my life a black candidate running for President. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
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. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
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. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
The only thing I’ve kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
I actually think I have an audience member’s sensibility about going to the movies. Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say ‘Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.’ Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
I grew up watching those blaxploitation movies. Ron O’Neal, Richard Roundtree, Jim Brown, Pam Grier. For the first time, I saw ‘The Negro’ get one over on ‘The Man.’ Samuel L. Jackson Read Quote
