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Samuel L. Jackson quotes

Actor December 21, 1948

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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. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson quote: "I love comic books and I love anime."
I love comic books and I love anime. Samuel L. Jackson
All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson quote: "Not everybody goes to movies to get their life changed."
Not everybody goes to movies to get their life changed. Samuel L. Jackson
My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson quote: "Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my..."
Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President. Samuel L. Jackson
I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.' Samuel L. Jackson
I kind of realize that I have a tendency to choose the kind of films I watched when I was a kid and would go home and pretend with my friends that we were in those movies after we saw them. Samuel L. Jackson
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. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson quote: "The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10..."
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. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson quote: "The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good..."
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
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. Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson quote: "We need to change America's image round the world. America has..."
We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us. Samuel L. Jackson
I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some actors create their own mythology: 'Oh, I'm so famous I can't go places, because I created this mythology that I'm so famous I can't go places.' Samuel L. Jackson
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

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