Samuel L Jackson is a force to be reckoned with, he will set everybody straight, whether be it his fellow actor or his director. Sometimes he might be a headache to the industry and society, but his intentions are always pure, as pure as his acting skills. Even though he can be a little too much sometimes, Jackson is extremely loved by everyone solely not because of his acting skills, but because of how he conducts himself with others.
Samuel L Jackson is always associated with a word, whether be it an MCU fan or a Quentin Tarantino fan, everybody knows his favorite word, motherf***er. The audience absolutely loves it every time he pops up that word and he became quite famous for this. This one time when Leonardo DiCaprio was having a problem with saying a certain word, Jackson heavily educated him. Their short conversation had more profanity than words.
Samuel L Jackson Had To Educate Leonardo DiCaprio
Samuel L Jackson is one of the most widely recognized actors and producers in Hollywood and also has a great presence in the industry. He has a great influence on his colleagues, has a great fan following, and is also one of the most respected individuals. Jackson is also widely known for his versatility and apart from being one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, he was also one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. The actor started his journey in theatres and rose the ranks to where he is now, clearly one of the brightest.
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In the Quentin Tarantino classic Django Unchanged, Leonardo DiCaprio had extreme difficulty saying a word in the movie, and at a point he refused to play the part. DiCaprio told his co-star Jamie Foxx that he cannot say the word ni**a, “Pal, pal, it’s tough for me to say this”. It ticked off Samuel L Jackson and after quite some time Jackson had enough of this and imparted DiCaprio with some information that goes,
“Get over here, motherf**ker, this is just another Tuesday motherf**ker. I don’t give a f**k about these motherf**kers, look at who I am, motherf**ker”
Co-star Jamie Foxx added,
“I said, Leo, we’re not friends, this is just another Thursday. This is your property. These aren’t humans. This is your property.”
This between-the-scenes situation is quite popular on social media and it was literally the most expected conversation that Jackson could pull off. The scene went well and the movie was fabulous as it went on to win multiple Academy Awards and many others.
Samuel L Jackson’s Extraordinary Hollywood Career
Samuel L Jackson has gone through countless roles and most of them were great successes. From movies that made literally no sense to providing oscar winning performances in a number of them. He has proven time and again that he is an actor of the highest caliber, and fans absolutely love his acting. One of his most notable roles was that of Nick Fury, the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., a law and enforcement agency responsible for the protection of manding from both internal and external aggression.
Jackson has an uncountable number of trophies that includes the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards, the Online Film & Television Association Awards, the MTV Movie + TV Awards, and countless others with many more nominations.
Source: Unilad