Samuel L. Jackson Quotes

A collection of quotes by Samuel L. Jackson.

Samuel L. Jackson, born on December 21, 1948, is an American actor and film producer. He was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and later attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he became involved in theater productions. After several years of honing his craft on stage, Jackson made his film debut in the early 1970s and gained recognition for his portrayal of drug addict and jazz musician in "Jungle Fever" (1991), directed by Spike Lee.

It was Quentin Tarantino's cult classic, "Pulp Fiction" (1994), that catapulted Jackson to worldwide fame. His portrayal of the charismatic hitman, Jules Winnfield, garnered critical acclaim and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Since then, Samuel L. Jackson's career has flourished, and he has become one of Hollywood's most iconic and prolific actors.

Known for his commanding presence and distinctive voice, Jackson has appeared in countless movies across various genres, including action films like "Die Hard with a Vengeance" (1995) and "The Avengers" series (2012-2019), as well as dramatic roles in movies such as "A Time to Kill" (1996) and "Django Unchained" (2012).

Beyond his work on the big screen, Samuel L. Jackson is also known for his activism, particularly in raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease—the condition reportedly affecting his mother—and supporting charitable causes. With his undeniable talent and versatility, Jackson continues to be an influential figure in the entertainment industry.

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.

Samuel L. Jackson


I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kin

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.

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I actually think I have an audience member's sensibility abo

I actually think I have an audience member's sensibility about going to the movies.

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Movies

I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch wit

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

Anger

Not everybody goes to movies to get their life changed.

Not everybody goes to movies to get their life changed.

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Movies

I grew up watching those blaxploitation movies. Ron O'Neal,

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.'

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Movies

I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain'

I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.

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Hope

I look at myself as an audience member. I still love movies,

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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Movies

I kind of realize that I have a tendency to choose the kind

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.

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Movies

I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been ma

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.'

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Education

What kills me is that everybody thinks I like jazz.

What kills me is that everybody thinks I like jazz.

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Jazz

I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why oth

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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Politics

People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in

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.

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Movies

All movies aren't fun some are hard work. You try to do some

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.

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Movies

I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some a

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.'

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Famous

My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me

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

Dad