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Oh, I love seeing myself on screen.
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That was the one thing about
being a young actor on stage
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that I always wanted, I
always wanted to see the plays
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I was in with me in 'em, so this is
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the perfect venue for me.
I don't have one of those,
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oh my God, I can't stand myself on screen.
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I love watching my movies.
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Samuel L. Jackson.
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Few names ring as synonymous
with the world of cinema.
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An icon in Hollywood, one
of the greatest actors
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to ever grace the silver screen.
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Hey, if I don't wanna see me,
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I wouldn't expect you to pay to see me.
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I'm a professional.
I show up at work on time.
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I know my lines, I hit my marks.
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And I treat the other
actors and the crew members
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with respect.
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With a work
ethic like no other,
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boasting a catalog of over
150 films, it's hard to doubt
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Jackson's status as one of
the most important figures
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in cinema history.
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I'm a college graduate. I'm
a father, a husband, a son.
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I'm a good person with
all that. I'm a citizen.
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I pay my taxes. I've never been arrested.
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I believe in education. I
believe in one's, you know,
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treating man the way you
want man to treat you.
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Yeah, I'm a movie star- to
you. To me, I'm just a guy
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with an interesting job.
You know, I don't wanna
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cut in line in front of you.
I don't wanna, you know,
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lord it over you because
you see me or I'm famous.
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I'm famous because you think I'm famous.
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From his badass characters
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to his iconic use of the word,
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Jackson has captured
the hearts of film fans,
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the world over. However,
even the most iconic figures
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have their struggles.
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What are you afraid of?
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Not going to work.
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Why?
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I don't wanna be broke again.
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Just finished "Captain Marvel."
Here to start another film.
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So I'm a little busy.
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She's right.
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You are the hardest
working man in Hollywood.
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Nah, I just try to keep going.
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Jackson got his
start in acting in New York
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with the Negro Ensemble Company,
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a theater group set up to
provide African American,
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African and Caribbean actors
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with opportunities to showcase
their talents on stage.
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I think I've always been
a storyteller. I've always
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enjoyed exploring other places
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and things and
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high adventure, which was
the goal in the beginning,
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I guess, to become the,
you know, new Errol Flynn
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in my mind, when I was
a kid, I wanted to jump
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from ship to ship with
a dagger in my mouth
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and sort of fight my way across the world.
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But getting into theater and
discovering how to explore
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the human condition that
there are, you know,
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a lot of different stories to tell
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and a lot of different ways to tell them.
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Experiencing the joy of creating something
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that's believable to an
audience. And once I was able to
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sit in an audience and watch myself do it,
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believe in myself while I was up there.
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So it's just a burning desire to create.
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The skills Jackson learned
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as a young theater actor were invaluable.
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Well, when I get the
script or once they tell me
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I have the job and I pretty
much signed on the dotted line,
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I sit at home and do all
the things that I did
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when I was a young actor in the theater.
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I sit at home, I find
out who the character is,
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what his relationships are to
the other people in the film.
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I do a biography form. If I
don't have any information,
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I make up the stuff.
If I have information,
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I use what's there and create
a whole person that I can use
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that has experiences and
brothers, sisters or whatever.
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Yeah. And then I show
up and kind of do it.
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That was a certain point that
this wasn't part of my goal,
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I guess movie star or whatever,
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that I had totally forgotten about it.
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And I was immersed in theater
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and doing all these wonderful plays
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and I had done a couple of
Pulitzer Prize winning plays
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and worked with some
directors that gave me insight
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and how to go deeper into a character
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and how to relate to the stories
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and the people inside
them in a different way.
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That the craft became so important to me
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that the result of the craft did not.
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So that when this happened
it was just kinda like, okay.
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But you know, being able to
figure out how to stay in it
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is the difficult part.
Getting there, you know,
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a lot of people get a shot,
you know, some people get
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two or three, but you gotta
figure out a way to stay there
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and make yourself important to the product
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and make yourself
important to an audience.
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And I think that's the
most important thing.
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Having
carved out his position
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as a theater actor
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in the New York scene, Jackson
found there was one thing
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holding him back from
making the transition
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from stage to screen.
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You revealed recently that
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you had a stutter.
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Have a stutter.
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Have a stutter, still.
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Yeah, I guess when I'm doing characters,
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my characters don't
stutter so I don't have to
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worry about 'em. And it was funny 'cause
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when I was talking about it
last week, I realized that
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I actually started to pretend
to be people who didn't
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stutter when I was very young
so that I wouldn't stutter.
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That seemed to be the thing
that would work for me.
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That I had to go back
and stop and say, well,
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where am I in the midst
of all that? You know,
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how many people have I
created to cover this thing
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to the point that maybe
I've gotten lost in who I am
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and I don't know.
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So do you still have days
when you are on set where you're
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I still, oh yeah, yeah.
I have days where you know,
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some days it's B, some days
it's P, some days it's G
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and it all depends, you
know? And I think probably
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the worst one for me are
sentences that begin with W.
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I have W days a lot. So when
I'm, so when the first thing
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I have to say is what,
when, why, or whatever,
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depending upon the level of intensity
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and where we're trying to go,
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I'll get caught up with
and it just gets me.
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Despite his stutter, in 1989,
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Jackson was given the opportunity
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to work with one of the
greatest directors in the world.
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The King of Brooklyn, Spike Lee.
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Can you
see yourself still having
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the same passion to do
such a seminal film again?
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To my last breath.
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Important thing for me is that
people are getting to express
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themselves and getting a chance to
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work in their craft
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'cause that's something I've
always been very mindful of,
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is that I'm gonna work in
my craft, work in my craft,
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work in my craft.
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By 1989,
Spike already had two
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successful titles under his belt,
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"She's Gotta Have It", and "School Daze."
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Jackson was given the chance
to work alongside Spike
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for the first time when
he was cast for the role
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of Mister Señor Love Daddy
in "Do the Right Thing,"
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a film which severely
underachieved at festivals,
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despite its good reviews.
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From what
you're saying, it doesn't matter
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to you whether one ever
gets an Oscar or not.
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Well, I've come to that
point. I mean, before there have
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been times, in Cannes, three
times we felt we got robbed.
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In Cannes?
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In Cannes, "She's Gotta Have It",
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"Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever."
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And we felt we deserve
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the best picture with
"Do the Right Thing."
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Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up.
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Up you wake, up you wake,
up you wake, up you wake.
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This is Mister Señor Love
Daddy, your voice of choice.
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The world's only 12 hour
strong man on the air,
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here on We Love Radio 108
FM, the last on your dial,
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but first in your hearts.
And that's the truth, Ruth,
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here I am. Am I here?
You know it, it you know,
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this is Mister Señor Love
Daddy doing the nasty
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to your ears. Your ears to
the nasty, eyes only play
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the platters that matter.
The matters they platter.
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And that's the truth, Ruth.
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Although
the film didn't receive
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festival awards, it left
a lasting impact on those
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that watched, helping
Jackson to solidify his name
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as a screen actor.
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All those people
lived together in Brooklyn.
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No really lived together and
coexisted so that, you know,
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that film made a statement in New York
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at a very critical time.
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He filmed what
he knew and what he felt
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through the circumstances where he lived,
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but because it was a microcosm of so much
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of the rest of the country and the world.
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People thought
it was so incendiary.
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It wasn't that incendiary. But
he really did kind of break,
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you know, open doors to lots
of different, like filmmakers.
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Black films that black people
and white people will go see.
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In 1988, Spike says he wanted an anthem,
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so in the winter of '88
while being on tour,
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I created the song and
I was very surprised
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how Spike fitted that into the movie.
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I've seen a movie about
eight times. In the movie
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he said, wake up, you know,
stop and, you know, Radio Raheem
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and whatnot. It was just showing that
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there's a different way and
it's something you could take
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into all aspects of your life.
There's always a different,
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more positive way, productive
way to handle our problems.
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I knew one thing that it
did, it motivated conversation
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whether pro or con. People spoke
about whether they hated it
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or loved it. And I
suppose that's what makes
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an important movie. And I
think that's what directors
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and actors hopefully are hoping for.
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The cultural impact left by
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"Do the Right Thing" opened
up a wealth of opportunities
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for Jackson. Even if there
were only small roles.
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Jackson's next film, "Sea of Love,"
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gave him the chance to
work alongside Al Pacino.
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This was the first time in his career
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he was working alongside
a big Hollywood star.
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Despite the experience gained
on set, Jackson's small role
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was credited only as
"Black guy" as he struggled
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to establish himself in a leading role.
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In the 1990 film "Betsy's Wedding,"
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Jackson was credited as "Taxi Dispatcher".
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And in "The Exorcist III,"
Jackson's credit was simply
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"Dream Blind Man."
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However, the hard work
paid off, when in 1990,
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Jackson was cast to work with
one of the greatest directors
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of all time with a number of
already successful titles,
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including "Mean Streets,"
"Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull,"
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and "The Last Temptation of Christ."
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By 1990, Scorsese had
already established himself
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as one of the greatest
directors of our generation.
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Well, he is a kind of icon.
I mean, he is the star really.
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You know, because he's Martin Scorsese.
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He's amazing, man. He'd seen
everything I've ever done,
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which was really weird.
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Films that, you know,
like "Kitchen Toto" that
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I don't think more than three
people would have seen even.
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Cinema.
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For me, there's only one answer.
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Cinema is necessary.
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In the summer of 1989,
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Scorsese says he took on
his biggest project yet,
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the biographical gangster
film "Goodfellas,"
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a project for which Jackson
was fortunate enough
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to be cast in.
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After the commercial
success of "Goodfellas"
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grossing over 46.8 million domestically,
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Jackson was well on his way to becoming
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a leading Hollywood actor.
However, like the characters
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in the film, Jackson, too, had his demons.
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I
don't wanna be broke again.
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Be broke again.
Broke again, broke again.
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We will also be armed
and we will have rams
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to take down doors when we
have the proper search warrant.
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And we have our informants
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and we have our undercover operatives.
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And we will go wherever
crack is being sold.
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This has reached epidemic proportions.
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It is a
crack epidemic which police say
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is causing an increase in
murder and other violent crime,
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an epidemic with no end in sight.
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It's attractive to kids. It's attractive
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to a larger universe of people.
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You don't have to shoot it into your arms,
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so those people who are
reluctant to put needles
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into their body can be drawn in.
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With the
crack cocaine epidemic
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raging through America, nobody was immune.
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And despite his early success,
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heroin, and later crack cocaine,
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became the norm for Jackson.
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And
a recent survey shows
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that over half those
arrested for all crimes
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will now test positive for cocaine.
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Having acted
on drugs his whole career
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to this point, Jackson
stated, "I was a drug addict
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and I was out of my
mind a lot of the time.
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But I had a good reputation.
Showing up on time,
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knew my lines, hit my marks."
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As a functioning drug addict,
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Jackson's turning point came
in the early summer of 1990.
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While out for his friend
Ruben Santiago Hudson's
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bachelor party, Jackson
took it one step too far,
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stating that after the party
he "went by the spot, copped,
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went home, cooked the
shit, and passed out before
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I had even smoked it,
drunk. That's when my wife
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and daughter found me on the floor."
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It was at this point, Samuel's wife,
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson,
gave him the ultimatum,
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finish rehab or lose her.
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The next day, Jackson was
booked into a rehab center
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in upstate New York where
his road to recovery began.
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Jackson spent 28 days in rehab,
loathing every second of it.
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By the end of the 28 days,
Jackson was revitalized
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with a new hunger and passion for acting,
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he was ready to conquer Hollywood.
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While in rehab, Jackson spent
a lot of time on the phone
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with longtime friend Spike Lee,
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trying to convince him to
give him the supporting role
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in his upcoming film, "Jungle Fever,"
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wanting the role of Gator
Purify, a crack addict
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whose habits tear his family apart.
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Jackson's family and counselors believed
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that handling drug paraphernalia
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and discussing the joys of crack
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would inevitably trigger him
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and send him right back
into his addiction.
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Despite this, less than two
weeks after Jackson left rehab,
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he was working on "Jungle Fever."
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Skinny and detoxing,
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Jackson was ready to bring
firsthand knowledge to the roll.
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I made this one up just for you.
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I paid a lot of money for
these honey take, take it
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for God's sake, please.
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I pray for you, my son.
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Father, I stretch my
hands to thee,
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Oh!
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No, no!
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No! No!
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After filming,
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Jackson stated, "When my character died,
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it was almost like I was killing
off that part of my life."
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Jackson's performance as the
crack cocaine addict Gator
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in Spike Lee's "Jungle
Fever" impressed the judges
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at Cannes so much that they created
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a Best Supporting Actor
Award to honor him.
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You know, I've been
knocking around for a while
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and doing a lot of different
things and you know,
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I had this running joke
with my agent at the time.
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I would call her and say,
you know, did Hollywood call?
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And she come, no.
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And "Jungle Fever" went to
the Cannes Film Festival
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and they created a special
performance award for me
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that's never been given to anybody else.
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And all of a sudden, Hollywood
was calling and you know,
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everything changed.
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I got into doing bigger and better films.
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Refreshed and revitalized,
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Jackson was ready to conquer Hollywood.
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Taking on his first lead roles in 1993,
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playing an LA cop in the
comedy "Loaded Weapon"
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and acting alongside Nicholas
Cage in "Amos & Andrew".
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In 1993, Jackson was once
again given the chance
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to work alongside one of
the greatest directors
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of our generation, Quentin Tarantino,
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HBO. Can
you tell us what it's like
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to work with Quentin Tarantino?
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Very relaxed, very untraditional,
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open to new ideas,
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open improvisations, fun.
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Having already
released a box office success
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"Reservoir Dogs" a year previous,
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Tarantino was one of the
most talked about directors
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in the world, revolutionizing
independent cinema.
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What
an amazing performance
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and an amazing character.
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Some great lines you had to work with.
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Right? To consider.
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Who wrote the lines?
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I didn't.
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Who wrote the part? I didn't.
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Who wrote the story? I didn't.
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So that puts things in
the proper perspective.
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In 1993,
Jackson was cast to play
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the role of Big Don
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in the Quentin Tarantino
screenplay "True Romance,"
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a film with a star studded cast
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like nothing Jackson
had worked with before.
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It's when I saw it for the
first time, I was like, God,
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this is like my life.
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None of that stuff ever happened to me.
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But it was like, this is like
my life done is a big movie.
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It was just nutty. It was crazy.
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Working on a film written by
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Tarantino allowed Jackson
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to establish a relationship
with the director,
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a relationship that would
prove fruitful for both.
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In 1992, off the back of the
success of "Reservoir Dogs"
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and "True Romance,"
Tarantino began to write
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his next screenplay, "Pulp Fiction,"
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a film that would go
on to earn cult status
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as one of the most significant
films of its generation,
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earning nearly $108 million
at the domestic box office,
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"Pulp Fiction" became the first
independent film in history
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to surpass $100 million,
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putting Jackson's name in the spotlight.
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Because
when I told everyone
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that I was interviewing you,
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everyone just went "Pulp Fiction"
and started quoting at me.
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Yeah. Some things I can't
quote back to you, obviously.
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Yeah, of course.
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Do you
think that that's the film
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most people recognize you from, or?
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It depends.
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It depends.
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It depends, yeah.
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Yeah. There's a certain, I guess,
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age group that identifies
with "Pulp Fiction."
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First time I saw it, I
saw it on the biggest screen
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I'd ever seen in my life
at the palle Cannes.
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At the film festival,
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Bruce Willis and I was
sitting in the front row
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'cause we were shooting "Die Hard."
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So we flew over and saw it
for the first time together
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and I was blown away.
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And I knew immediately
that the film was special
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and that it would have a
special meaning for people
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for a very, very, very long time to come.
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The role of
Jules Winnfield earned Jackson
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his first ever Academy Award nomination.
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Can we
talk to you for one sec?
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No, you were great in "Pulp Fiction."
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Tell us, how was the night?
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Oh, I had a good time.
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We had a great time. John and I presented.
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We had a good time.
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Good seeing all your, the
first time for me. It was good.
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What was the
highlight of your first Oscar?
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Gosh.
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I guess going out there and
presenting and being a plotter,
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when people seem to receive us very well.
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Being nominated
for Best Actor in a
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Supporting Role, Jackson lost
out narrowly to Martin Landau
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for his role in "Ed Wood."
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Jackson was now one of
the most in demand names
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in Hollywood.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait.
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Don't This one go.
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Can you
tell us what it's like to
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work with Quentin Tarantino?
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A lot of fun.
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Quite a bit of fun, but
everybody always wants to know
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if I know what they call a
quarter pounder with cheese
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in France and "Pulp Fiction,"
you know, has this wonderful
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quality about it that every year
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I gain, you know,
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somewhere between five and 10 million fans
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because kids become of age
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and they're allowed to
watch it for the first time.
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Or they've heard their brothers
or somebody talk about it,
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sisters talk about it and
now they get to watch it
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00:23:51,780 --> 00:23:53,220
and all of a sudden they
think it's the coolest movie
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they've ever seen in their lives.
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And I get a regeneration of fans,
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so it's kind of alright like that.
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Despite not winning an award,
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Jackson's role as Jules
Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction"
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will be remembered as one of
the most iconic characters
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in film history, elevating
Jackson's career once again.
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Jules, your
character in "Pulp Fiction,"
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is the ultimately cool bad guy, isn't he?
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I don't know, I guess
he is to some people.
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To me, he's just a character.
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He was a guy, he had a job,
he did his job a specific way.
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He was a professional,
he was good at his job.
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He was not distracted
when he was doing his job.
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That's why John Travolta
got killed and I didn't
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'cause he got distracted.
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The
path of the righteous man
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is beset on all sides by the
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inequities of the selfish
and the turret of evil men.
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Blessed is he who in the
name of charity and Goodwill
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shepherds the weak through
the valley of darkness
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for he is truly his
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brother's keeper and
the finder of love too.
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And I will strike down upon
thee with great vengeance
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and furious anger
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those who attempt to poison
and destroy my brothers.
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And you'll know my name is the law
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when I lay my vengeance upon.
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After a
successful festival circuit
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which saw "Pulp Fiction"
winning an Academy Award
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for writing, Jackson's life was changing.
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Is it going
to change your life at all,
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do you think?
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I don't know.
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You know, the last one changed my life
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and it was very distinct kind of way
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and my phone wouldn't stop ringing
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and we had to change our phone number
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and I went to a lot of strange, you know,
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luncheons and dinners with
strange kind of tuna with dry
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and kind of tuna was dry
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and the stuff they put on it was wet.
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So my dietary habits changed very much.
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I guess I might get another kinda script.
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You know, things aren't
gonna change that much.
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It's pretty constant now.
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You know, I get to read a
lot of interesting things.
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Hopefully I've been doing the kind of work
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that people think of as
quality work for a while now
487
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and I don't plan on changing that.
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If I could get more and more scripts
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where the casting would be as colorblind
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as some of the other things that I read,
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that would be a good thing.
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But right now, you know,
the quality of the work
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and the kind of people that I work with
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seem to be a lot more important
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than the awards that come along with it.
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Despite his high demand,
497
00:26:34,140 --> 00:26:37,113
Jackson's next films failed to impress.
498
00:26:41,070 --> 00:26:44,227
Appearing in box office
flops, "Kiss of Death,"
499
00:26:44,227 --> 00:26:47,097
"Losing Isaiah" and
"The Great White Hype."
500
00:26:56,970 --> 00:26:59,340
With critics blasting his films,
501
00:26:59,340 --> 00:27:01,983
Jackson found himself in a career slump.
502
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,200
However, although Jackson's performances
503
00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:11,910
weren't to critics liking,
504
00:27:11,910 --> 00:27:15,030
he appeared in eight films
over a two year period,
505
00:27:15,030 --> 00:27:16,740
keeping active in ensuring
506
00:27:16,740 --> 00:27:18,933
he was ready for his next big break.
507
00:27:27,660 --> 00:27:29,160
You are a busy man.
508
00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,415
You seem to be everywhere.
509
00:27:30,415 --> 00:27:33,390
Do you ever just say, wow,
I need to take a break?
510
00:27:33,390 --> 00:27:34,920
Or what's going on with your career?
511
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:39,663
No. A lot of people around
me say that, but I tend to.
512
00:27:39,663 --> 00:27:40,804
But you
don't listen to 'em.
513
00:27:40,804 --> 00:27:42,398
No, I don't. I actually
tend to think I'd,
514
00:27:42,398 --> 00:27:45,150
I get enough rest and relaxation.
515
00:27:45,150 --> 00:27:47,460
Most times when I'm on location,
516
00:27:47,460 --> 00:27:49,350
I have down days where
I just don't do anything
517
00:27:49,350 --> 00:27:51,003
but play golf and that's okay.
518
00:27:51,898 --> 00:27:54,240
And when I'm home, it's a
lot harder to work at home
519
00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:55,413
than it is on the road.
520
00:27:56,340 --> 00:27:59,520
But I'm not thinking about taking a break.
521
00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,040
If I was to ask
you about what you do
522
00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:02,873
as an actor,
523
00:28:02,873 --> 00:28:05,220
I want to ask you what you
do when you're not acting.
524
00:28:05,220 --> 00:28:06,810
What do I do when I'm not acting?
525
00:28:06,810 --> 00:28:09,360
I watch movies.
526
00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:10,800
Okay, when you're
not watching movies?
527
00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,210
What else do you do?
528
00:28:12,210 --> 00:28:13,863
Read books, play golf.
529
00:28:14,820 --> 00:28:15,653
A lot.
530
00:28:17,790 --> 00:28:19,080
Although Jackson's schedule
531
00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:21,120
is busier than all of his peers,
532
00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:24,933
he has always found time for
his second passion, golf.
533
00:28:25,933 --> 00:28:28,637
I'm an avid golfer,
let's put it that way.
534
00:28:28,637 --> 00:28:30,990
Don't, don't you make
535
00:28:30,990 --> 00:28:32,280
sure you get time scheduled
536
00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,770
out of filming to have a round of golf.
537
00:28:34,770 --> 00:28:36,390
I have a strange clause in my contract
538
00:28:36,390 --> 00:28:37,770
that says I have to play twice a week
539
00:28:37,770 --> 00:28:39,733
and they have to pay for it.
540
00:28:39,733 --> 00:28:40,648
Why not? You have.
541
00:28:40,648 --> 00:28:41,481
Yeah.
542
00:28:41,481 --> 00:28:42,750
As well as having it written
543
00:28:42,750 --> 00:28:44,550
into his working contracts,
544
00:28:44,550 --> 00:28:47,880
Jackson has used golf to
help multiple charity events,
545
00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:49,920
supporting those that are less fortunate.
546
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,570
Just
some of the celebrities
547
00:28:51,570 --> 00:28:53,790
in this shooting styles benefit
548
00:28:53,790 --> 00:28:55,200
at Wentworth Golf course,
549
00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,110
which includes the likes
of Colin Montgomery.
550
00:28:58,110 --> 00:28:59,880
Lovely shot. Now don't go in there.
551
00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:00,810
Jessie Metcal.
552
00:29:00,810 --> 00:29:02,160
It's been rough for us all,
553
00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:03,240
but I'll get it there eventually.
554
00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:04,980
And Michael Bolton,
555
00:29:04,980 --> 00:29:06,480
they're all here at the request
556
00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:09,060
of Mr. Jackson or Sam to his friends,
557
00:29:09,060 --> 00:29:12,000
who's hosting the event to
raise money for charity.
558
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,183
We try and find people
that enjoy the game
559
00:29:14,183 --> 00:29:17,163
and get them to come and
have fun with, you know,
560
00:29:17,163 --> 00:29:18,960
just some guys that wanna meet 'em
561
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,270
and kinda laugh at the way we play.
562
00:29:21,270 --> 00:29:22,260
Surely
no one's gonna laugh
563
00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:23,100
at the way you play.
564
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:24,720
They might.
565
00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:25,740
I haven't played in a few days.
566
00:29:25,740 --> 00:29:28,770
So plus, it's important that we give back
567
00:29:28,770 --> 00:29:31,350
to the community at large
and do as much as we can
568
00:29:31,350 --> 00:29:33,000
for people who aren't
as fortunate as we are
569
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:34,893
or people who have needs.
570
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,000
So what
is it about this industry
571
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,500
that you love the most and
that you hate the most?
572
00:29:48,967 --> 00:29:53,550
Well, I love the fact that
I'm able to choose the jobs
573
00:29:53,550 --> 00:29:56,730
that I'm doing now and that I am acting
574
00:29:56,730 --> 00:29:58,290
and doing that stuff.
575
00:29:58,290 --> 00:30:01,291
I hate the part that's the politics
576
00:30:01,291 --> 00:30:05,670
of trying to convince people
that I am still the guy
577
00:30:05,670 --> 00:30:07,140
that they need to put in their films.
578
00:30:07,140 --> 00:30:09,490
You know, that hadn't
changed very much at all.
579
00:30:17,940 --> 00:30:20,580
In 1997,
Jackson was once again
580
00:30:20,580 --> 00:30:21,600
given the opportunity
581
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,930
to work with Quentin Tarantino
when he was cast to play
582
00:30:24,930 --> 00:30:27,327
Ordell Robbie in "Jackie Brown."
583
00:30:28,650 --> 00:30:31,410
Well, it's always great
to be on a Tarantino set.
584
00:30:31,410 --> 00:30:35,088
He brings a lot of enthusiasm
to the cast, the crew,
585
00:30:35,088 --> 00:30:38,340
to the neighborhoods that we're working in
586
00:30:38,340 --> 00:30:39,360
'cause it was his neighborhood
587
00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:40,950
and he was anxious to show us, you know,
588
00:30:40,950 --> 00:30:42,429
this is where I grew up.
589
00:30:42,429 --> 00:30:44,430
This is Carson, this is the Del Amo Mall.
590
00:30:44,430 --> 00:30:46,500
So it was great, you know,
591
00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:48,720
just kind of being around and being fun
592
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,390
and he still listens to the stuff,
593
00:30:51,390 --> 00:30:52,617
laughs out loud in the middle of a take
594
00:30:52,617 --> 00:30:54,090
and you have to start over.
595
00:30:54,090 --> 00:30:58,140
So it's just a joy to be there.
596
00:30:58,140 --> 00:31:01,500
And the fun that we have
consequently transfers,
597
00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:02,460
I think, to the screen.
598
00:31:02,460 --> 00:31:03,780
So when you watch it,
599
00:31:03,780 --> 00:31:05,520
you're seeing people
who are really enjoying
600
00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,170
being themselves and having a great time.
601
00:31:07,170 --> 00:31:09,693
Nothing gets between me and my AK.
602
00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:12,360
And this here's the Chinese model
603
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,020
I get 'em for eight 50.
604
00:31:16,020 --> 00:31:18,436
Grab that for me. Would you baby?
605
00:31:18,436 --> 00:31:20,700
You know it's for you.
606
00:31:20,700 --> 00:31:23,908
Girl, don't make me
put my foot in your ass.
607
00:31:23,908 --> 00:31:25,110
The AK 47 is the
most popular assault
608
00:31:25,110 --> 00:31:27,236
rifle in the world.
609
00:31:27,236 --> 00:31:28,131
This is the Chinese model,
610
00:31:28,131 --> 00:31:29,831
you can tell by the extra ribbing.
611
00:31:33,450 --> 00:31:35,528
Hello, it's for you.
612
00:31:41,850 --> 00:31:43,380
Jackson earned a best actor
613
00:31:43,380 --> 00:31:45,180
Silver Bear at the Berlin Film
614
00:31:45,180 --> 00:31:47,910
Festival for his role in Jackie Brown.
615
00:31:47,910 --> 00:31:51,000
As well as the invaluable
experience gained from working
616
00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,180
alongside someone with the
stature of two T]time Academy
617
00:31:54,180 --> 00:31:56,793
Award-winning actor Robert De Niro.
618
00:31:58,830 --> 00:32:02,700
Samuel L. Jackson was back and
ready to take on one of the
619
00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:04,443
biggest roles in his career.
620
00:32:06,660 --> 00:32:08,550
In America, people
were queuing for tickets
621
00:32:08,550 --> 00:32:10,627
more than a month before the film opened.
622
00:32:10,627 --> 00:32:13,920
"The Phantom Menace" took more
than 60 million pounds in its
623
00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:17,550
first five days. Following
tonight's royal premiere attended
624
00:32:17,550 --> 00:32:18,540
by Prince Charles,
625
00:32:18,540 --> 00:32:21,272
the film opens in Britain
tomorrow and will be showing in
626
00:32:21,272 --> 00:32:25,278
some 500 cinemas up and down
the country by the weekend.
627
00:32:25,278 --> 00:32:28,137
I figured it'd be one little
movie and that would be it.
628
00:32:28,137 --> 00:32:29,580
And it just grew.
629
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:32,790
He thought he might well have
a big failure on his hands.
630
00:32:32,790 --> 00:32:35,670
And when the executives
in Hollywood first saw it,
631
00:32:35,670 --> 00:32:38,673
they decided that it might be
better to cut it up and make,
632
00:32:38,673 --> 00:32:42,120
make it into a children's TV
cereal for Saturday mornings.
633
00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:43,740
That's how much confidence they had in it.
634
00:32:43,740 --> 00:32:45,930
With episode one, I said, well,
635
00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:47,220
it's gonna be about a nine year old boy.
636
00:32:47,220 --> 00:32:49,200
Everybody thought I was crazy
and if I was doing it for a
637
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,468
studio, I know they would
never have let me do that.
638
00:32:51,468 --> 00:32:53,918
People were very nervous
that it was gonna fail,
639
00:32:53,918 --> 00:32:57,870
so it wasn't a slam dunk
or anything, but it did.
640
00:32:57,870 --> 00:33:00,300
You know that one did very
well at the box office.
641
00:33:00,300 --> 00:33:03,293
And then they've all done
well at the box office.
642
00:33:03,293 --> 00:33:06,300
So now I can put them together
and say it's one movie and it
643
00:33:06,300 --> 00:33:08,790
should be thought of as one movie.
644
00:33:08,790 --> 00:33:10,500
It's got these
wonderful special effects.
645
00:33:10,500 --> 00:33:11,550
That's one thing,
646
00:33:11,550 --> 00:33:13,320
but much more important than that.
647
00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,750
Unlike a lot of the special
effects movies these days,
648
00:33:15,750 --> 00:33:17,820
it's got a lot of character and charm.
649
00:33:17,820 --> 00:33:20,280
It's got characters everybody remembers,
650
00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,350
it's got heroes and villains.
651
00:33:22,350 --> 00:33:24,870
It's like a piece of
mythology. And you know,
652
00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:27,120
that's one thing Hollywood
seems to have lost now.
653
00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:30,540
They make these huge great
movies with all state of the
654
00:33:30,540 --> 00:33:31,530
art special effects,
655
00:33:31,530 --> 00:33:34,230
but they forget about character
and they forget about charm.
656
00:33:34,230 --> 00:33:35,670
Well, George Lucas didn't.
657
00:33:35,670 --> 00:33:37,452
This is actually phenomenal.
658
00:33:37,452 --> 00:33:39,933
As advanced bookings go.
659
00:33:43,860 --> 00:33:45,270
In 1999,
660
00:33:45,270 --> 00:33:49,050
Jackson was given one of his
biggest opportunities to date
661
00:33:49,050 --> 00:33:52,890
a chance to work with George
Lucas and be part of the global
662
00:33:52,890 --> 00:33:55,317
phenomenon, "Star Wars."
663
00:33:57,990 --> 00:34:00,510
Well, we always want to
do things in our careers
664
00:34:00,510 --> 00:34:01,860
that will be remembered.
665
00:34:01,860 --> 00:34:04,890
And you never know what that
will be or if that opportunity
666
00:34:04,890 --> 00:34:07,839
will present itself. This
is kinda like a guarantee.
667
00:34:07,839 --> 00:34:09,963
So I'm really pleased to be a part of it.
668
00:34:15,790 --> 00:34:17,287
But I had an opportunity to say,
669
00:34:17,287 --> 00:34:18,780
"may the force be with you."
670
00:34:18,780 --> 00:34:20,430
That's a great moment.
671
00:34:20,430 --> 00:34:22,260
It's, it's something that, you know,
672
00:34:22,260 --> 00:34:23,760
you never think you'll say.
673
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,640
It's something that when
you're sitting in a theater,
674
00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:30,480
when you're a young actor you
wish for and it's like a dream
675
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,493
come true. So I'm really happy to be.
676
00:34:33,570 --> 00:34:35,407
Playing
the role of Mace Windu,
677
00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:38,010
"Star Wars" would take Jackson's career
678
00:34:38,010 --> 00:34:39,873
to a whole new galaxy.
679
00:34:46,620 --> 00:34:48,120
Master Windu.
680
00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,720
I take it General Grievance
has been destroyed then.
681
00:34:51,720 --> 00:34:54,660
I must say you're here
sooner than expected.
682
00:34:54,660 --> 00:34:57,990
In the name of the galactic
Senate of the Republic,
683
00:34:57,990 --> 00:34:59,970
you're under arrest, Chancellor.
684
00:34:59,970 --> 00:35:02,400
Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?
685
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:04,150
The Senate will decide your fate.
686
00:35:05,154 --> 00:35:06,510
I am the Senate.
687
00:35:06,510 --> 00:35:07,593
Not yet.
688
00:35:11,850 --> 00:35:13,920
Jackson went
on to play Mace Windu
689
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,590
in three live action "Star Wars" films,
690
00:35:16,590 --> 00:35:19,260
the "Phantom Menace,"
"Attack of the Clones,"
691
00:35:19,260 --> 00:35:22,560
and "Revenge of the Sith"
solidifying his name
692
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:23,883
in the franchise.
693
00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:27,720
After the success of "Star Wars"
694
00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:29,550
Jackson had put his name on
695
00:35:29,550 --> 00:35:33,090
the map, appearing in
multiple box office hits,
696
00:35:33,090 --> 00:35:35,557
including "Kill Bill, Volume Two,"
697
00:35:35,557 --> 00:35:38,157
"Coach Carter" and "The Incredibles."
698
00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:42,120
It's fantastic. I mean,
699
00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,120
Sam Jackson's one of our
greatest actors alive.
700
00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:50,120
So he, the world is, you know,
in his, the palm of his hand.
701
00:35:50,580 --> 00:35:53,073
Anything is possible for Sam Jackson.
702
00:35:54,930 --> 00:35:56,827
Renowned
by critics worldwide,
703
00:35:56,827 --> 00:35:59,400
"The Incredibles" would become timeless
704
00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,743
being watched by all generations.
705
00:36:03,570 --> 00:36:08,460
That movie gets seen
by people that have kids,
706
00:36:08,460 --> 00:36:11,010
their kids get older, then
their grandkids or their
707
00:36:12,105 --> 00:36:13,096
nieces and nephews, whatever the,
708
00:36:13,096 --> 00:36:18,096
the first movie was
often in somebody's house
709
00:36:19,445 --> 00:36:20,820
over those 14 years.
710
00:36:20,820 --> 00:36:23,340
So in a way it was like
the movie didn't go away,
711
00:36:23,340 --> 00:36:26,077
like maybe a traditional movie might.
712
00:36:26,077 --> 00:36:28,770
"The Incredibles" is a
movie that gets reintroduced
713
00:36:28,770 --> 00:36:30,513
when young ones are around.
714
00:36:33,795 --> 00:36:34,719
Honey?
715
00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:35,552
What?
716
00:36:35,552 --> 00:36:36,750
Where's my super suit?
717
00:36:36,750 --> 00:36:37,734
What?
718
00:36:37,734 --> 00:36:39,817
Where is my super suit?
719
00:36:40,810 --> 00:36:42,874
I uh, put it away.
720
00:36:42,874 --> 00:36:43,800
Where?!
721
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,930
Why do you need to know?
722
00:36:45,930 --> 00:36:46,763
I need it.
723
00:36:46,763 --> 00:36:48,019
Uhuh. Don't you
think about running off
724
00:36:48,019 --> 00:36:50,820
and doing no daring do,
we've been planning this
725
00:36:50,820 --> 00:36:51,930
dinner for two months.
726
00:36:51,930 --> 00:36:53,066
The public is in danger.
727
00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:54,113
My evening's in danger!
728
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:56,670
Tell me what my suit is woman!
729
00:36:56,670 --> 00:36:58,313
We are talking about the greater good!
730
00:36:58,313 --> 00:37:00,297
Greater good? I am your wife.
731
00:37:00,297 --> 00:37:03,937
I'm the greatest good
you're ever gonna get.
732
00:37:03,937 --> 00:37:06,437
"The Incredibles"
would go on to make
733
00:37:07,651 --> 00:37:09,720
631 million at the box office worldwide
734
00:37:09,720 --> 00:37:13,860
as well as becoming Jackson's
highest ever rated film.
735
00:37:13,860 --> 00:37:16,980
Voicing the fan favorite
character, Frozone,
736
00:37:16,980 --> 00:37:20,280
Jackson's career had
reached an all time high
737
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:24,120
allowing him to choose the
projects he's most interested in.
738
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:27,150
Having acted across some of
the biggest film franchises in
739
00:37:27,150 --> 00:37:28,080
the world,
740
00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,835
Jackson took a different path
when in 2006 he took on the
741
00:37:30,835 --> 00:37:35,835
leading role in David
Ellis's "Snakes on a Plane."
742
00:37:35,910 --> 00:37:36,743
There was no script. I don't,
743
00:37:36,743 --> 00:37:38,700
I don't even know if
there was a script when I,
744
00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:39,840
when I agreed to do it, I,
745
00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,510
I actually kind saw that a
friend of mine was directing a
746
00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:43,740
film called "Snakes on a Plane,"
747
00:37:43,740 --> 00:37:45,909
and I emailed him to see what
it was and he told me it was
748
00:37:45,909 --> 00:37:47,439
poisonous snakes loose
on a plane and, oh wow,
749
00:37:47,439 --> 00:37:49,740
can I be in that?
750
00:37:49,740 --> 00:37:50,790
He was like, you really wanna be in this?
751
00:37:50,790 --> 00:37:52,767
I'm like, I wanna be in the movie.
752
00:37:52,767 --> 00:37:54,240
So that's how it happened.
753
00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,430
Well that's the, that's
the thing. I mean the,
754
00:37:56,430 --> 00:37:58,980
the title is what got me and
I'm sure it's what got all
755
00:37:58,980 --> 00:38:01,401
those people on the net that
when you hear that name you
756
00:38:01,401 --> 00:38:04,293
have a very clear picture of what that is.
757
00:38:10,260 --> 00:38:12,060
We had to be pretty fast
moving because the snakes
758
00:38:12,060 --> 00:38:13,560
in this film are actually
snakes that have been
759
00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:14,490
sprayed with pheromone.
760
00:38:14,490 --> 00:38:17,850
So they're pretty aggressive and vicious.
761
00:38:17,850 --> 00:38:19,650
Kinda like snakes on crack.
762
00:38:19,650 --> 00:38:21,660
Earning
cult status amongst fans
763
00:38:21,660 --> 00:38:24,300
months before release, "Snakes on a Plane"
764
00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:26,643
saw an internet frenzy like no other.
765
00:38:28,350 --> 00:38:29,580
Unusually for a new film.
766
00:38:29,580 --> 00:38:32,010
And perhaps to maintain
the internet frenzy,
767
00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:34,842
no critic has been allowed
a preview of the film.
768
00:38:34,842 --> 00:38:36,540
Everyone, everyone has
had to buy their tickets
769
00:38:36,540 --> 00:38:37,590
and wait in line.
770
00:38:37,590 --> 00:38:39,720
You could kind of tell that
it was written on the internet
771
00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:42,270
'cause it's pretty crazy.
772
00:38:42,270 --> 00:38:44,370
It's the most unusual film
I've ever seen. It's great.
773
00:38:44,370 --> 00:38:47,978
You've got action,
Samuel L. Jackson, nudity.
774
00:38:47,978 --> 00:38:49,920
What more can you want?
775
00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:51,750
It could possibly be a pheromone.
776
00:38:51,750 --> 00:38:53,610
That's what female animals
release a trigger mating
777
00:38:53,610 --> 00:38:54,443
behavior.
778
00:38:54,443 --> 00:38:57,990
It could also provoke serious
hyper aggression like some
779
00:38:57,990 --> 00:38:59,430
kind of drug.
780
00:38:59,430 --> 00:39:01,110
Well that's good news.
781
00:39:01,110 --> 00:39:03,150
Snakes on crack.
782
00:39:03,150 --> 00:39:04,980
The film would
go on to receive mixed
783
00:39:04,980 --> 00:39:06,300
reviews from critics.
784
00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:09,450
However, like most
projects Jackson works on,
785
00:39:09,450 --> 00:39:13,770
it has a timeless quality that
has stood the test of time.
786
00:39:13,770 --> 00:39:17,700
By 2008, Jackson was one of
the biggest names in Hollywood.
787
00:39:17,700 --> 00:39:20,913
Having worked with the most
renowned directors in the world.
788
00:39:24,090 --> 00:39:27,450
In 2002, Jackson gave
Marvel permission to use his
789
00:39:27,450 --> 00:39:30,390
likeness in their comic
book version of Nick Fury.
790
00:39:30,390 --> 00:39:32,040
Nearly seven years later,
791
00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:34,743
he had signed a nine
picture deal with Disney.
792
00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:38,730
When
you first got the call
793
00:39:38,730 --> 00:39:40,950
back in the day for Nick Fury,
794
00:39:40,950 --> 00:39:43,432
what was your reaction? Did you go, who?
795
00:39:43,432 --> 00:39:44,340
I didn't get the call.
796
00:39:44,340 --> 00:39:45,810
I kind of made the call.
797
00:39:45,810 --> 00:39:46,650
Did you?
798
00:39:46,650 --> 00:39:47,704
Well, yeah,
799
00:39:47,704 --> 00:39:50,190
I was in a comic bookstore and
I looked and knows my face on
800
00:39:50,190 --> 00:39:52,080
this Nick Fury guy and him saying,
801
00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:52,950
well if they make a movie,
802
00:39:52,950 --> 00:39:55,140
I want Samuel Little Jackson
to play me in this movie.
803
00:39:55,140 --> 00:39:58,080
So I had to call my agent
and my manager and go,
804
00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,510
did I give somebody permission
to use my image in the comic
805
00:40:00,510 --> 00:40:01,840
book? They were like, what
are you talking about?
806
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,500
And I told him and they called
Marvel and Marvel was like,
807
00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:08,250
oh, well, you know, we were
hoping if we make these movies,
808
00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:09,083
he would do it.
809
00:40:16,950 --> 00:40:19,440
Yeah, I have an extended
appearance in the Avengers.
810
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,656
I kind of bring 'em all together
and we all kind of get into
811
00:40:21,656 --> 00:40:25,020
it together and fight to save the world.
812
00:40:25,020 --> 00:40:27,270
And you seem
a bit of a badass in this.
813
00:40:27,270 --> 00:40:28,103
A bit, Yeah.
814
00:40:28,103 --> 00:40:31,443
You, you finally get to see
exactly who Nick Fury is, yeah.
815
00:40:32,924 --> 00:40:33,900
So you're gearing up your
816
00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:37,256
obviously a spinoff, or
Avengers, or, or what?
817
00:40:37,256 --> 00:40:39,283
I had a nine picture deal.
818
00:40:39,283 --> 00:40:41,790
I mean, you know, you got no
more about the news than I do.
819
00:40:41,790 --> 00:40:43,020
I got a nine picture deal.
820
00:40:43,020 --> 00:40:44,550
Eventually I gotta make all nine of 'em
821
00:40:44,550 --> 00:40:46,710
or they're gonna kill
me. So I gotta make 'em.
822
00:40:46,710 --> 00:40:47,820
I don't know what they are.
823
00:40:47,820 --> 00:40:50,483
I'll be part of Downey's not
gonna leave me. He'll be,
824
00:40:50,483 --> 00:40:53,580
I'm not, I'm not in "Thor."
825
00:40:53,580 --> 00:40:56,100
I'm probably in "Captain
America" and you know,
826
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:58,200
so there's stuff coming in the Avengers.
827
00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,787
The Avengers will eventually show up.
828
00:41:00,787 --> 00:41:02,550
Okay great. Thanks guys.
829
00:41:02,550 --> 00:41:03,930
Jarvis.
830
00:41:03,930 --> 00:41:05,003
Welcome homes.
831
00:41:09,116 --> 00:41:10,449
I am Iron Man.
832
00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:14,910
You think you're the only
superhero in the world?
833
00:41:14,910 --> 00:41:18,090
Mr. Stark, you become
part of a bigger universe.
834
00:41:18,090 --> 00:41:19,803
You just don't know it yet.
835
00:41:20,707 --> 00:41:22,620
Who the hell are you?
836
00:41:22,620 --> 00:41:25,256
Nick Fury, director of Shield.
837
00:41:25,256 --> 00:41:29,463
I'm here to talk to you
about the Avenger initiative.
838
00:41:34,350 --> 00:41:36,360
The success
of the Avengers films
839
00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,632
helped the "Marvel Cinematic
Universe" gain the status
840
00:41:38,632 --> 00:41:42,330
of the highest grossing
film franchise of all time.
841
00:41:42,330 --> 00:41:46,650
Meaning that Jackson had now
played major roles in the top
842
00:41:46,650 --> 00:41:49,020
two highest grossing franchises,
843
00:41:49,020 --> 00:41:52,980
the "Marvel Cinematic
Universe" and "Star Wars."
844
00:41:52,980 --> 00:41:56,370
In 2012, Jackson took
on the role of Stephen,
845
00:41:56,370 --> 00:42:00,067
a loyal house slave in Quentin
Tarantino's Western drama,
846
00:42:00,067 --> 00:42:04,143
"Django Unchained." A film that
wasn't short of controversy.
847
00:42:04,980 --> 00:42:06,033
He wants that girl.
848
00:42:07,203 --> 00:42:09,570
Stephen.
849
00:42:09,570 --> 00:42:11,430
What the hell you talking about? Hm?
850
00:42:11,430 --> 00:42:14,483
They playing yo ass for
fool what I'm talking about.
851
00:42:14,483 --> 00:42:19,230
They ain't here for no muscle bound Jimmy.
852
00:42:19,230 --> 00:42:21,032
They here for that girl.
853
00:42:21,032 --> 00:42:23,520
What? What girl? What? Hildy?
854
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:27,333
Yeah, Hildy. Her and Django?
Them niggas know each other.
855
00:42:29,070 --> 00:42:31,140
He he just bought Eskimo Joe out.
856
00:42:31,140 --> 00:42:32,370
Did he give you any money?
857
00:42:32,370 --> 00:42:33,510
No, not yet. But they--
858
00:42:33,510 --> 00:42:34,740
Then he ain't ball didly.
859
00:42:34,740 --> 00:42:35,793
Not yet, no how.
860
00:42:36,664 --> 00:42:38,040
An
absolutely phenomenal film.
861
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:39,390
I have to say, and I'm sorry to say this,
862
00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:41,598
but I couldn't stand your
character in the film.
863
00:42:41,598 --> 00:42:42,431
Thank you.
864
00:42:42,431 --> 00:42:43,590
Did you hate your character, too?
865
00:42:43,590 --> 00:42:46,174
No. I love Stephen every day.
866
00:42:46,174 --> 00:42:48,673
How did you even, you know,
867
00:42:48,673 --> 00:42:51,750
go forward in kind of even,
868
00:42:51,750 --> 00:42:53,100
you know, I didn't know, embracing him.
869
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:56,370
He kinda embraced the fact
that Stephen's sort of the
870
00:42:56,370 --> 00:42:59,250
freest slave in the history of slavery.
871
00:42:59,250 --> 00:43:04,250
And he has a way of life that's
kind of comfortable for him.
872
00:43:05,130 --> 00:43:08,291
Slavery's been going on
for a pretty good while.
873
00:43:08,291 --> 00:43:10,115
He thinks its gonna go on forever.
874
00:43:10,115 --> 00:43:10,980
So he's trying to find his
way to be as comfortable
875
00:43:10,980 --> 00:43:12,570
as he can in it.
876
00:43:12,570 --> 00:43:14,760
And there's a lot of
controversy surrounding this film.
877
00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:16,504
Do you think it's justified?
878
00:43:16,504 --> 00:43:18,090
No.
879
00:43:18,090 --> 00:43:20,100
Amid the
release of "Django Unchained"
880
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:22,980
critics and viewers began
questioning the film's use
881
00:43:22,980 --> 00:43:25,740
of violence and racial slurs.
882
00:43:25,740 --> 00:43:28,170
Amongst those to speak
out against the film
883
00:43:28,170 --> 00:43:31,320
was Jackson's longtime friend, Spike Lee.
884
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:33,420
Are you
very disappointed by
885
00:43:33,420 --> 00:43:34,980
some of the reactions,
Spike Lee especially?
886
00:43:34,980 --> 00:43:38,160
Oh, I couldn't be happier
with the reaction to this movie.
887
00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:39,180
It's been fantastic.
888
00:43:39,180 --> 00:43:40,546
It's good publicity I suppose. I mean--
889
00:43:40,546 --> 00:43:41,379
Well, no, no, no, no.
890
00:43:41,379 --> 00:43:42,450
It's, it's creating a nice debate.
891
00:43:42,450 --> 00:43:44,520
Even the people who don't like the film
892
00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:46,260
all right are actually the,
893
00:43:46,260 --> 00:43:51,150
we're, I am responsible for
people talking about slavery
894
00:43:51,150 --> 00:43:55,980
in America in a way that
they have not in 30 years.
895
00:43:55,980 --> 00:43:56,813
You know, art,
896
00:43:56,813 --> 00:44:00,600
art is supposed to stimulate,
and create conversation, and
897
00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:03,690
stir emotions, and hopefully
this film's doing that.
898
00:44:03,690 --> 00:44:05,610
And when people do that,
899
00:44:05,610 --> 00:44:07,680
they learn things about
themselves and about the world.
900
00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:08,520
That's wonderful.
901
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:11,043
People have
always spoke about your films
902
00:44:11,043 --> 00:44:12,331
having a lot of anger and it's like, oh,
903
00:44:12,331 --> 00:44:13,164
he just needs to sort of calm down now
904
00:44:13,164 --> 00:44:15,270
he's just full of so much anger.
905
00:44:15,270 --> 00:44:18,360
And then you get to film
like this and suddenly
906
00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,430
everyone's now looking back
at your films and thinking,
907
00:44:20,430 --> 00:44:22,650
actually what you were saying
was making a lot of sense.
908
00:44:22,650 --> 00:44:23,823
People are late,
909
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:28,083
but I will say this.
910
00:44:30,060 --> 00:44:33,513
I don't walk around in
a constant fit of anger.
911
00:44:37,350 --> 00:44:40,473
And also if you look, if you just take,
912
00:44:41,677 --> 00:44:43,163
"Do the Right Thing," "Malcolm X," and
913
00:44:43,163 --> 00:44:45,087
the "Blackkklansmen,"
914
00:44:47,809 --> 00:44:48,720
I mean those,
915
00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:51,900
I've been making my fourth
decade of film those only four
916
00:44:51,900 --> 00:44:54,180
films. So I've been doing other stuff.
917
00:44:54,180 --> 00:44:55,503
I have other interest.
918
00:44:58,504 --> 00:44:59,670
But I'm angry.
919
00:44:59,670 --> 00:45:01,980
So you can't be surprised by
the controversy that's that's
920
00:45:01,980 --> 00:45:02,820
come along with it.
921
00:45:02,820 --> 00:45:03,653
Well, you can't,
922
00:45:03,653 --> 00:45:05,460
I don't think you can actually
make a movie about slavery in
923
00:45:05,460 --> 00:45:07,740
America that it's not
gonna be controversial.
924
00:45:07,740 --> 00:45:11,230
My politics are my politics and
925
00:45:12,360 --> 00:45:14,433
I don't use my politics on screen.
926
00:45:15,789 --> 00:45:17,500
And I am who I am. I'm a
product of, like you said,
927
00:45:17,500 --> 00:45:20,100
the segregated south.
928
00:45:20,100 --> 00:45:22,507
I remember when America had a
apartheid, I was part of it,
929
00:45:22,507 --> 00:45:25,020
you know, I was there, there
were places I couldn't go.
930
00:45:25,020 --> 00:45:27,240
There were things I couldn't do.
931
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:29,070
And they inform who I am,
932
00:45:29,070 --> 00:45:32,520
but they don't inform
how I act in the world.
933
00:45:32,520 --> 00:45:34,140
I mean, I'm not bitter about that.
934
00:45:34,140 --> 00:45:37,140
I just understand something
about my country that
935
00:45:37,140 --> 00:45:39,030
a lot of other people don't understand.
936
00:45:39,030 --> 00:45:40,920
Well, violence
is such a big part of your,
937
00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:42,630
all of your movies and it's,
938
00:45:42,630 --> 00:45:45,300
it's an enjoyable part of your
movies for so many people.
939
00:45:45,300 --> 00:45:47,400
And that, that's why
I'm talking about this
940
00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:49,110
'cause you know, it's a very
sensitive time at the moment.
941
00:45:49,110 --> 00:45:51,000
I mean, the Vice President is
talking to people in the movie
942
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:54,498
industry today about
violence and response to.
943
00:45:54,498 --> 00:45:56,130
And you know, where I stand on it.
944
00:45:56,130 --> 00:45:58,140
Which is that there's no relationship.
945
00:45:58,140 --> 00:45:58,973
Yes.
946
00:45:58,973 --> 00:45:59,820
But you haven't said why you think
947
00:45:59,820 --> 00:46:01,522
there's no relationship.
948
00:46:01,522 --> 00:46:03,210
It's none of your damn
business what I think about that.
949
00:46:03,210 --> 00:46:05,430
Well, it's my job to
ask you why you think that
950
00:46:05,430 --> 00:46:06,438
'cause you're very influential.
951
00:46:06,438 --> 00:46:08,250
And I'm saying no.
952
00:46:08,250 --> 00:46:10,350
He didn't,
he didn't wanna talk about
953
00:46:10,350 --> 00:46:12,060
the issue and he got
pretty annoyed about it.
954
00:46:12,060 --> 00:46:16,080
And you share a similar view
to him from the interviews
955
00:46:16,080 --> 00:46:17,700
that I've read and that
you've said you don't think
956
00:46:17,700 --> 00:46:21,510
there's any link between
movie violence and video games
957
00:46:21,510 --> 00:46:26,280
and real life gun crime.
Is that what you think?
958
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:27,746
And if so, why?
959
00:46:27,746 --> 00:46:30,960
Well, I grew up, I actually
grew up playing with guns.
960
00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:33,600
I mean, we had toy guns. We had toy guns.
961
00:46:33,600 --> 00:46:34,800
Christmas was not Christmas,
962
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:38,340
if I didn't get a new toy gun,
a cap pistol or something,
963
00:46:38,340 --> 00:46:40,560
and we shot at each other,
964
00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:42,420
we chased each other with these guns,
965
00:46:42,420 --> 00:46:44,010
we did all this stuff
966
00:46:44,010 --> 00:46:46,560
and none of my friends ever shot anybody.
967
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:51,060
We also had real guns in my
house and I shot those too,
968
00:46:51,060 --> 00:46:55,170
in the woods or at cans
or at birds or whatever.
969
00:46:55,170 --> 00:46:58,230
And we still never turned
those guns on each other.
970
00:46:58,230 --> 00:47:01,440
We understood what guns
did to a human being
971
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:03,630
or what gun violence actually was.
972
00:47:03,630 --> 00:47:06,000
We understood it very well.
973
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:08,730
I don't think one thing
has to do with the other,
974
00:47:08,730 --> 00:47:10,110
that sitting in a movie theater,
975
00:47:10,110 --> 00:47:11,520
watching people shoot each other
976
00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:14,490
doesn't make people want to
go out and shoot other people.
977
00:47:14,490 --> 00:47:16,882
Not people who are not
mentally unbalanced.
978
00:47:16,882 --> 00:47:19,230
I read books all my life.
979
00:47:19,230 --> 00:47:21,960
Books have violence in
them, even the Bible.
980
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:23,880
There's violence in all those books.
981
00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:25,260
It's not just movies.
982
00:47:25,260 --> 00:47:28,260
People need to understand
parents have a responsibility.
983
00:47:28,260 --> 00:47:30,600
It's not the government's responsibility
984
00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:32,400
to make people better people.
985
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:33,960
It's your parents' responsibility
986
00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:36,000
to make you a better person.
987
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:37,537
Despite the controversy,
988
00:47:37,537 --> 00:47:42,120
"Django" went on to make over
425 million at the box office,
989
00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:44,190
as well as earning both Tarantino
990
00:47:44,190 --> 00:47:46,893
and Christoph Waltz Academy Awards.
991
00:47:52,110 --> 00:47:55,230
10 years later, Samuel L.
Jackson would be honored
992
00:47:55,230 --> 00:47:57,930
with an honorary Academy Award of his own
993
00:47:57,930 --> 00:48:01,080
for exceptional contribution
to motion picture arts.
994
00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:05,040
I guess, you know, that
I have a achieved the goal
995
00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:08,384
of creating a body of
work that has resonated
996
00:48:08,384 --> 00:48:12,090
not just among American
fans, but you know,
997
00:48:12,090 --> 00:48:15,270
worldwide and so international reputation
998
00:48:15,270 --> 00:48:17,640
for being in films that people like to see
999
00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:22,230
and doing characters that people
remember, so it's worth it.
1000
00:48:22,230 --> 00:48:23,400
Yeah.
1001
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:26,040
With a career
spanning over 50 years
1002
00:48:26,040 --> 00:48:29,070
playing some of the most
iconic roles in film,
1003
00:48:29,070 --> 00:48:31,980
Samuel L. Jackson has cemented his name
1004
00:48:31,980 --> 00:48:34,034
in the history of cinema.
1005
00:48:34,034 --> 00:48:36,240
The thing that happened for me
1006
00:48:36,240 --> 00:48:40,650
that really made a big difference
was when Sirly Oli died.
1007
00:48:40,650 --> 00:48:44,429
I was sitting at home and they
were doing his bio that day
1008
00:48:44,429 --> 00:48:47,760
and they put his face up on screen
1009
00:48:47,760 --> 00:48:49,530
and they started to talk about him.
1010
00:48:49,530 --> 00:48:50,430
And as they talked about him,
1011
00:48:50,430 --> 00:48:51,960
they morphed through all
these different characters
1012
00:48:51,960 --> 00:48:52,830
that he'd done.
1013
00:48:52,830 --> 00:48:55,683
And I said, ah, that's
what you need to do.
1014
00:48:57,570 --> 00:49:01,200
With a growing
catalog of over 150 films,
1015
00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:03,000
few actors will ever come close
1016
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,000
to the longevity and
determination of Jackson.
1017
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,040
Sam is like the coolest
actor on the planet.
1018
00:49:08,040 --> 00:49:11,610
You know, he's the guy
that comes along that says
1019
00:49:11,610 --> 00:49:13,860
like cool things that
people come out of theater
1020
00:49:13,860 --> 00:49:16,890
and they just, like, if they
become part of the lexicon,
1021
00:49:16,890 --> 00:49:18,963
they become part of the vocabulary.
1022
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:21,600
From small cameo roles
1023
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:24,960
to becoming the highest
grossing actor of all time,
1024
00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:28,590
Jackson's conquest of
Hollywood is like no other.
1025
00:49:28,590 --> 00:49:30,990
He brings a personal flair to his work
1026
00:49:30,990 --> 00:49:34,530
through his badass attitude
and trademark potty mouth
1027
00:49:34,530 --> 00:49:38,490
defining his roles as Samuel
L. Jackson characters.
1028
00:49:38,490 --> 00:49:40,890
So I started figuring out ways
1029
00:49:40,890 --> 00:49:44,100
of making each character unique,
and then all of a sudden,
1030
00:49:44,100 --> 00:49:47,089
people started talking about
the wigs I wore in films
1031
00:49:47,089 --> 00:49:49,789
and you know, I wanted them
all to have their own face
1032
00:49:50,645 --> 00:49:55,645
and their own
characteristics and personas.
1033
00:49:55,650 --> 00:49:59,460
Because I found a way to
reinvent myself most of the times
1034
00:49:59,460 --> 00:50:01,530
that you see me on film that I take roles
1035
00:50:01,530 --> 00:50:02,790
that are challenging to me
1036
00:50:02,790 --> 00:50:05,520
and somewhat challenging to
the audiences when they see me,
1037
00:50:05,520 --> 00:50:07,590
so that they'll accept me as somebody new
1038
00:50:07,590 --> 00:50:09,453
and not just Samuel L. Jackson again.
1039
00:50:15,780 --> 00:50:17,323
His
wittiness, comedic timing,
1040
00:50:17,323 --> 00:50:20,400
and intensity are unrivaled,
1041
00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:23,760
paired with his ability to
draw emotions from an audience,
1042
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:27,120
And sobering scenes, make him
one of the greatest actors
1043
00:50:27,120 --> 00:50:28,983
to ever grace our screens.
1044
00:50:40,020 --> 00:50:42,480
And with several
productions in the pipeline,
1045
00:50:42,480 --> 00:50:45,573
thankfully we haven't seen
the last of Jackson yet.
1046
00:50:47,370 --> 00:50:49,650
I travel a lot to promote my films.
1047
00:50:49,650 --> 00:50:51,270
I've been in a lot of different countries
1048
00:50:51,270 --> 00:50:54,990
and pretty well known wherever I go.
1049
00:50:54,990 --> 00:50:59,280
So I guess, you know, I've
succeeded in creating something
1050
00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:02,070
that people are interested
in and people do tend to go
1051
00:51:02,070 --> 00:51:04,050
and see my film and like
the things that I do
1052
00:51:04,050 --> 00:51:05,340
or like the work that I put into.
1053
00:51:05,340 --> 00:51:07,763
So I'm pretty happy.
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