>> WE WILL BE BACK.>>> OH, YES, JACKSON HAS STARRED IN A LOT OF
FILMS, PLAYING TRULY LARGER THAN
LIFE CHARACTERS.
LIFE CHARACTERS. ARGUABLY, HIS COOLEST ROLE NONE
OTHER THAN JOHN SHAFT.
NOW HARLEM’S TOUGHEST PRIVATE
EYE BACK ON THE CASE IN A NEW
FILM, THIS TIME TRYING TO SHOW
HIS SON HOW THINGS ARE DONE.
>> ANY WOMAN THAT DRESSES UP TO
COME OUT TON A TUESDAY NIGHT IS
MY KIND OF WOMAN.
HOW DO YOU THINK I MET YOUR MOM?
>> THAT’S ENOUGH WITH THE RULES.
I’M OUTTA HERE.
>> EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.
>> OH, RULE NUMBER TWO, NEVER
TURN DOWN FREE DRINKS FROM
BEAUTIFUL LADIES.
BEAUTIFUL LADIES. >> SAMUEL L. JACKSON, GOOD
MORNING, SIR.
MORNING, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO J.J. IS THE SON WE MEET IN
THE FILM.
THE FILM. IS HE A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
OR DOES HE NEED TOUGHENING UP?
>> HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE SHAFT NAME MEANS IN THE
PARTICULAR WORLD THAT WE
INHABIT.
INHABIT. HE HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM ME
BECAUSE HIS LIFE WAS A BIT IN
DANGER WHEN THEY WERE WITH ME.
SHE MOVED.
SHE MOVED. SHE
SHE WENT TO MIT, WHO NOW WORKS FOR
THE FBI.
THE FBI. HE COMES TO ME FOR HELP.
AND IN DOING THAT, I HAVE TO
KIND OF SHOW HIM HOW HIS FATHER
AND MY FATHER OPERATE IN THAT
PARTICULAR WORLD.
PARTICULAR WORLD. >> WE GET THREE GENERATIONS.
RICHARD ROUNDTREE MAKES AN
APPEARANCE.
APPEARANCE. YOU ARE THERE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE HAVING ALL
THREE OF YOU GUYS THERE
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER? >> A LOT OF FUN.
JESSE’S A YOUNG ACTOR THAT I
HAVE WATCHED.
HAVE WATCHED. I USED TO WATCH HIS TV SHOW.
HE HAD THIS TV SHOW CALLED
"SURVIVOR’S REMORSE," A LeBRON
JAMES-LIKE PLAYER, A YOUNG
BASKETBALL PLAYER ALL OF A
SUDDEN BECAME RICH, WAS
WONDERING IF HE SHOULD GIVE MORE
BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY AND WHAT
HIS PLACE WAS IN THE WORLD AT
THAT POINT.
THAT POINT. INTERESTING THING.
INTERESTING THING. AND HE WAS WILL SMITH’S SON IN
"INDEPENDENCE DAY".
"INDEPENDENCE DAY". >> JOHN SINGLETON DIRECTED THE
FIRST ONE?
FIRST ONE? >> HE DIRECTED MINE.
RICHARD WILL QUICKLY CORRECT YOU
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. >> HE DIRECTED YOUR FIRST ONE?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND OF COURSE WE LOST HIM A
FEW WEEKS AGO.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> HOW DID THAT AFFECT YOU
PERSONALLY?
PERSONALLY? >> JOHN AND I WERE REALLY GOOD
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. WE TALKED.
WE TALKED. WE WERE ABOUT TO ACTUALLY DO A
FILM TOGETHER THIS FALL.
SO WE WERE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF IN
PREPRODUCTION AND GETTING READY
TO START THAT PROCESS.
>> SURPRISED WHETHER IT
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED? IS THE FILM STILL GOING TO
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. HARD TO FIND SOMEBODY THAT HAS
JOHN’S SENSIBILITY.
JOHN’S SENSIBILITY. WE WILL WORK THAT OUT.
I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY WHEN HE
PASSED.
PASSED. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE
BACK TO SPEAK AT HIS MEMORIAL
SERVICE IN L.A. THE OTHER WEEK.
IT WAS GREAT.
>> YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE OF
THIS, BUT YOU ARE THE MOST
BANKABLE STAR IN HOLLYWOOD.
DID YOU KNOW THIS?
>> IS THAT DIFFERENT BETWEEN
THAT WHOLE BOX OFFICE THING WE
TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME?
>> THEY ARE THE SAME.
WE CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. WE HAVE NEW NUMBERS FOR YOU.
$6.6 BILLION.
$6.6 BILLION. THAT IS --
>> MONEY I MADE FOR OTHER
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> WELL, I MEAN, I DON’T THINK
YOU ARE STRUGGLING, BUT YES,
THAT WOULD BE THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY --
MONEY -- >> THAT’S HOW MUCH THEY MADE?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. >> BUT YOU MADE A LOT OF MOVIES
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> I AM NOT A BILLIONAIRE
THOUGH.
THOUGH. >> YOU ARE PROBABLY CLOSER THAN
ME.
ME. YEAH.
YEAH. PROBABLY CLOSER THAN ME.
>> OKAY, I’LL ACCEPT THAT.
>> I READ THAT YOU, ON AVERAGE,
OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, FIVE
FILMS A YEAR.
THAT’S THE AVERAGE?
>> I HOPE SO, YEAH.
>> HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO
AND WHAT NOT TO DO?
>> SOMETIMES IT’S TIME.
A FILM COMES ACROSS THE DESK AND
I WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT IT
CONFLICTS WITH SOME OTHER FILM I
ALREADY AGREED TO DO.
OR SOME PEOPLE HAVE PREFERENCE.
LIKE WHEN I HAD MY NINE-PICTURE
DEAL BEFORE I FULFILLED IT,
MARVEL ALWAYS HAD FIRST PLACE.
THEY WOULD SAY STOP DOING THAT
MOVIE AND COME HERE AND I ALMOST
HAD TO DO THAT.
SO THAT WAS PART OF IT.
AND SOMETIMES IT’S TIME
COMMITMENT.
COMMITMENT. SOMETIMES IF I CAN FIND THAT
WEEK, I CAN RUN IN FOR A WEEK.
I AM DOING A COUPLE OF MOVIES
THIS SUMMER THAT I’M ONLY DOING
A WEEKEND.
A WEEKEND. >> A COUPLE MOVIES?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MY
FALL IS GOING TO BE.
>> AND YOU JUST TURNED 70 IN
DECEMBER?
DECEMBER? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> ARE YOU GOING TO SLOW UP AT
ALL, DO YOU THINK?
>> SLOW UP WHAT?
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW --
>> WORK?
>> WORK? I CAN’T RETIRE, MAN.
YOU SEE WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE
WORLD?
WORLD? I CAN’T RETIRE.
YOU KNOW, IT’S HARD FOR PEOPLE
TO GET JOBS AT MY AGE.
PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO HIRE ME,
I’M GOING TO TAKE THAT JOB.
>> WHAT’S --
>> I CAN BE A GREETER AT WALMART
OR SOMETHING.
OR SOMETHING. >> I COULD SEE YOU DOING THAT.
>> I COULD, TOO.
>> THE COOLEST GREETER IN THE
HISTORY OF WALMART.
25 YEARS SINCE PULP FICTION.
>> IS THAT ALL?
>> I WAS AT A CHARITY EVENT WITH
YOU A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND
PEOPLE RUN UP AND SCREAM LINES
FROM MOVIES.
FROM MOVIES. WHAT’S THE MOST COMMON LINE FROM
A SAMUEL L. JACKSON FILM THAT
PEOPLE COME UP AND SCREAM AT YOU
ON THE STREET.
>> THAT ONE, QUARTER POUNDER
WITH CHEESE IN FRANCE.
THAT’S THE MOST POPULAR WITH A
CERTAIN AGE GROUP.
OLDER BLACK PEOPLE SAY, YES,
THEY DESERVE TO DIE AND I HOPE
THEY BURN IN HELL.
THAT’S THEIRS.
THAT’S THEIRS. THERE IS A GROUP OF ESPECIALLY
NOW THAT "SHAFT" IS COMING OUT,
IT’S MY DUTY TO PLEASE THE
BOOTIE PEOPLE, WHICH I THOUGHT
WAS THE CORNIEST LINE EVER IN MY
LIFE.
LIFE. JOHN SAID IT’S GOING TO BE COOL.
>> HE WAS RIGHT.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> HE WAS RIGHT.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> HE WAS RIGHT.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.