I think the biggest challenges for franchises are keeping them fresh and exciting, and most times, you need a good bad guy… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
What I remember from [the first meeting with Samuel L. Jackson] was that he was a friendly, animated kind of guy. His… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I did play a dentist in Waiting for Guffman. I wrote the speech at the conference. In the original script, when it… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Sometimes one of my ways of choosing movies that I want to do is if it's the kind of movie I would… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I actually think it's going to be the intriguing plot [ in Black Snake Moan] point that brings people into the film. — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Sam [L.Jackson] never asks for another take because he knows what he's doing. He gives you what he thinks is the best… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
We [me and Eugene Levy] both try to play the reality of a moment and don't try to impose humor on something… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I think I've had my taste.I got to work with Sam [L.Jackson]. I can say I did it. I had my shot.… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I have a lot more energy than I used to have. I sleep better. I like the way I look in my… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I said to George Lucas, "I'd like a purple lightsaber." And he said, "Why?" and I said, "I just want to be… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Those are the rules. To improvise in a movie with other people, when they're following a script, everybody has to know what's… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
We've come a long way in our thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can't imagine Dr. King watching the 'Real… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I often think, "How many ways have I died in the movies?" I guess I can find out now. I'm always thinking… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
The thing I get the most [in public] is, 'Hey, Eugene.' You know what I mean? There's no catch phrase like: 'What… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm pretty focused on what I do. I think directing is a very specific talent, and I'm not real big on putting… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Everybody likes an extraordinary person or likes to think that they would be great with a superpower in an ordinary world. — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are a lot of Italians who refer to themselves as goombahs and greaseballs and whatever. That's what people do. It gives… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Take a stand for what's right. Raise a ruckus and make a change. You may not always be popular, but you'll be part of… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Quentin Tarantino was talking about Ordell a little bit, and I was like, "I'm sure Ordell is one of those people who thought Superfly… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
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… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I was desperate on Coming To America set - not to buy drugs or anything, but I had a person at home, a girlfriend… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Jackson doesn't bother to read the scripts anymore. He just checks to make sure he has one loud scene where he gets to shout,… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President. — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
When you start to talk about comic books, a lot of the time, people forget about the comic part of it. They need to… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
When the riots happened in L.A., they didn't go to Beverly Hills to trash Rodeo Drive. They trashed their own neighborhoods. It's one of… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image