I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger.
From Samuel L. Jackson
Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
I love comic books and I love anime.
When I'm not working, I like to play golf.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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