I met [ Samuel L. Jackson ] for the first time on The Today Show. He came out of an elevator. I was promoting A Mighty Wind and he was promoting something else. He said, "I hear we're going to be working together." I said, "On what?" He said, 'The Man.' I hadn't heard his name mentioned before. I made a few calls and found out he had the script and was interested. That was it.
Samuel L. JacksonEverything that I've gone through informs me and my opinions in a way, I guess because I am a child of segregation. I lived through it. I lived in it. I was of it.
Samuel L. JacksonThe only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.
Samuel L. JacksonI did 'Formula 51' because I got to run around Liverpool in a kilt, with golf clubs.
Samuel L. Jackson