I did play a dentist in Waiting for Guffman. I wrote the speech at the conference. In the original script, when it got to that scene, it was, 'Thank you very much. Good night.' Literally. I just thought, 'He keeps talking about this speech. The keynote address is the big thing in his life and this is too important to say, "Thank you. Good night." I think we have to see and hear him doing what he does.' So I got together with my dentist and we worked through a few things.
Samuel L. JacksonEverybody has to learn that the world works in very specific ways, and you're not in charge of it.
Samuel L. JacksonIt's always interesting to play characters who are vulnerable and how you display that vulnerability and what it's going to mean to people who watch it.
Samuel L. Jackson