Samuel L. Jackson

“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 somet...”

“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.'”

“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.”

“I love comic books and I love anime.”

“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 w...”

“I've never been to jail. I've never been arrested. I've never been locked up.”

“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.”

“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 1...”

“It wasn't until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it coincided with getting clean.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.”

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

“We've come a long way in our thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can't imagine Dr. King watching the 'Real Housewives' or 'Jersey Shore.'”

“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 som...”

“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...”

“I did 'Formula 51' because I got to run around Liverpool in a kilt, with golf clubs.”

“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 wan...”

“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.'”

“People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you.”