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♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
MY FIRST GUEST HAS STARRED IN NEARLY 150 MOVIES!
YOU KNOW HIM FROM "PULP FICTION," THE MARVEL CINEMATIC
UNIVERSE, AND NOW, "THE HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW," SAMUEL L. JACKSON!
HELLO, SAMUEL L.
>> HELLO, STEPHEN.
GLAD TO BE BACK.
HOW ARE THINGS?
>> Stephen: THINGS ARE GOOD, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN EACH OTHER SINCE THE START OF COVID.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE THIS ALL HIT.
>> IS THAT RIGHT.
>> Stephen: 15 MONTHS, SOMETHING LIKE THE FALL, OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OF 2019.
NOW, YOU ARE ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING MEN IN SHOW BUSINESS, AS
I SAID, 150 MOVIES ALMOST.
YOU'RE TRAVELING ALL THE TIME, ALWAYS PLAYING GOLF.
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOURSELF WHEN ALL OF THAT WAS NOT
AVAILABLE FOR A YEAR?
HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT?
>> INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I DID A LOT OF STUFF AT HOME IN MY
SCREENING ROOM.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> I DID SOME VOICEOVERS.
I TRIED TO COMPLETE THIS ANIMATED FILM THAT I'VE BEEN
DOING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
I DID ZOOM TELEVISION SERIES IN LONDON WITH SOME GUYS.
AND I DID DO-- WE MANAGED SOMEHOW TO GET THOSE CAPITOL ONE
COMMERCIALS DONE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> CHRISTMAS AND -- >> Stephen: SURE, YOU GOTTA
PAY THE BILLS.
>> AND THE THREE AMIGOS COMMERCIAL.
WE GOT DONE SAFELY IN A WAY.
BUT I ACTUALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT HOME DISCOVERING MY
HOUSE.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> WELL, I'M ALWAYS GONE, SO THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT MY HOUSE
THAT I DID NOT KNOW.
>> Stephen: LIKE WHAT?
WHAT DID YOU LEARN THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE?
>> I SPENT A LOT MORE TIME IN MY BACKYARD.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS SUPPORTING THIS, YOU KNOW, RICH
ECOSYSTEM IN MY BACKYARD.
>> Stephen: RACCOONS AND SUCH?
>> ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
IT'S LIKE TWO BIG TREES IN MY BACKYARD, SO THEY'RE LIKE THESE
BIRD CONDOS, JUST ALL KINDS OF BIRDS THAT LIVE IN THOSE TREES.
THERE ARE -- >> Stephen: THAT IS A
DESCRIPTION OF A TREE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE.
IT'S A BIRD CONDO.
I LIKE THAT.
>> I DISCOVERED THE ECOSYSTEM THAT WAS OUT THERE.
AND I SPENT A LOT MORE TIME IN MY POOL THAN I HAD.
IT WAS SO HOT AND NICE.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU WENT OUT, I ASSUME YOU WORE THE MASK, LIKE
EVERYBODY UP ON THE, WHEN THAT WAS REQUIRED?
>> I DIDN'T GO OUT UNTIL I CAME HERE TO DO THIS JOB.
I'M IN ATLANTA.
YOU CAN SEE I'M ON THE SET.
I DIDN'T GO OUT FROM...
THE END OF FEBRUARY UNTIL I CAME DOWN HERE AT THE END OF
FEBRUARY.
LITERALLY, A YEAR I SPENT IN MY HOUSE.
>> Stephen: WOW.
CAN I ASK WHAT YOU'RE SHOOTING?
WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
WHAT'S THAT SET?
>> I'M IN ATLANTA SHOOTING AN APPLE LIMITED SERIES ENTITLED
"THE LAST DAYS OF IT, ALAMA GRAY."
IT'S A WALTER MOSLEY NOVEL ABOUT A 93-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH
ALZHEIMER'S WHO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A MIRACLE
DRUG THAT WILL KILL HIM MORE THAN LIKELY IN A WEEK, BUT IT
WILL GIVE HIM A WEEK TO GET HIS...
GET HIS LIFE IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY AND TO FIND
OUT SOME THINGS THAT HE'D FORKNOTTEN IN HIS DEMENTIA FOR A
WEEK.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN IN SO MANY AMAZING AND
MEMORABLE MOVIES, I'M CURIOUS WHAT FANS-- LIKE, WHAT LINES
FANS YELL AT YOU WHEN THEY SEE YOU ON THE STREET.
LIKE-- >> YOU KNOW WHAT THE LINE IS
NOW?
>> Stephen: WHAT IS IT?
>> "WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?"
OUT OF ALL THE MOVIES I'VE DONE --
>> Stephen: THAT IS MARKET PENETRATION.
THAT'S NICE.
>> "WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET."
AND I SAY, "MY WIFE'S HAND."
AND THAT'S THE END OF IT.
>> Stephen: "WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?"
YOU MEAN THE ONE THAT SAYS BAD ( BLEEP ).
>> THAT ONE, BUT, YES.
THEY NEVER ASK ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.
THEY USED TO.
>> Stephen: I INDULGED A LOT IN ESPRESSO MARTINIS, A LOT OF
PASTA, AND A LOT OF STREAMING TV OVER COVID.
WHAT'S-- WHAT WAS YOUR SOOTHING-- WHAT WAS YOUR SAFETY
BLANKET OF INDULGENCE OVER THE LAST 15 MONTHS?
>> YEAH, STREAMING TV FOR SURE.
I WATCHED A LOT OF SHOWS.
I WATCHED A LOT OF THINGS I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE WATCHED.
I DISCOVERED SOME THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I LIKED A LOT MORE
THAN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER VIOLENT AND CRAZY THINGS
THAT I REALLY LIKE.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WATCHING "GANGS OF LONDON."
I WATCHED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE I LIKED IT SO MUCH.
OR THINGS LIKE, "ZERO, ZERO, ZERO," WHICH IS CRIME DRAMA.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WATCH ANY OF YOUR OWN STUFF?
DO YOU EVER WATCH SAM JACKSON MOVIES?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: SOME ACTORS JUST CAN'T.
SOME ACTORS JUST WILL NOT WATCH THEMSELVES.
>> SOME ACTORS LIE TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
THEY WATCH THEIR MOVIES.
YOU KNOW, COME ON.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> IT'S A "WATCH ME" BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHY WE-- I GOT INTO THIS-- I GOT IT INTO IT BECAUSE
I LOVE ACTING BUT WHEN I STARTED DOING THEATER I ALWAYS WANTED TO
WATCH THE PLAYS I WAS IN BUT I COULDN'T IT.
SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE STUFF AND THEN WATCH IT, YES.
I WATCH IT.
IF I'M PASSING-- IF I'M CHANNEL SURFING AND I HAVEN'T FOUND
ANYTHING I WANT TO WATCH OR NOT SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING AND I PASS SOMETHING I'M IN, I WATCH IT.
>> Stephen: YOU STOP AT "JURASSIC PARK" UNTIL YOU STOP
AT "HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS."
SPOILER, WELL, EVERYBODY LOVES SAM JACKSON.
EVERYBODY SAMUEL L. JACKSON MOVIES.
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT ARE SAMUEL L. JACKSON'S TOP-FIVE
SAMUEL L. JACKSON MOVIES?
>> OH... "LONG KISS GOOD NIGHT."
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> "A TIME TO KILL."
"JACKIE BROWN."
"RED VIOLIN."
AND "1 EIGHT SEVEN."
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOUR TOP-FIVE MOVIES THAT CAN OR
CANNOT INCLUDE SAM JACKSON IN IT?
>> "THE RAID."
"THE GODFATHER."
"HARD BOILED."
HMMM...
"HOODLUMS."
AND "THE BERLIN FILE."
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT WHEN WE COME
BACK I WILL ASK SAMUEL L.
JACKSON ABOUT THE GROUP OF YOUNG ACTORS HE KNEW AND WORKED WITH
WHEN HE WAS IN NEW YORK STARTING OUT.
PEOPLE YOU MIGHT KNOW.