Samuel L. Jackson
Actor
1948-12-21
Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor and producer known for prolific work across major film franchises and dramas. He is widely recognized for roles in Pulp Fiction and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Books by Samuel L. Jackson
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A New Dictionary of Musical Terms
With a Short Prefatory Explanation of the Elementary Rules of Music
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Cold Space
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Quotes by Samuel L. Jackson
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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.
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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.'
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I look at myself as an audience member. I still love movies, and I still go and sit in the back of the big dark room with everybody else, and I want the same thrill.
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I never had one beer. If I bought a six-pack of beer, I kept drinking till all six beers were gone. You have to have that kind of understanding about yourself. I haven't had a drink now in 12 years.
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I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want.
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I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like them... That's American politics, pure and simple.
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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.
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