Samuel L. Jackson Talks "Kong", Racism and Trump + The Influx of British Black Actors

[@TMartins379]

As a fellow black man who has enjoyed watching Samuel L Jackson for years, I'm utterly disappointed on his comments about British actors playing American characters. Has he forgotten that African Americans actors have played African characters all over the world. Forest Withaker in Idi Amin, Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda and Will Smith in concussion. Mandela has been played by a host of African American actors such as Danny Glover, Terrence Howard, and Morgan Freeman. The list goes on and on. Are you saying that British actors are not black enough to play African Americans. If his premise is that they don't have a share a collective experience, then he doesn't know Britain like he thinks he does. For God sake Great Britain was the fore runner on racism. Great Britain colonized, repressed and oppressed several indigenous cultures all over the world. Africa used to be referred to as savage Africa in English literature. The Brits are just as racist as the Americans, just a little more polite and subtle in their approach. Also, how can he be hypocritical when has made about 11 movies in Britain himself. So it's ok for him to travel to England for work but not the black British actors? As a Black man, I still love and respect Samuel L Jackson but I have to disagree on this issue. Unity is what our race needs and not division. That's why we continue to fall prey to all kinds of vices.

[@mthadaniel]

Facts man 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@onhn2655]

None of the people that played those talked down on the people they played. None of those people talked down on the people in those countries. Yall are in for a rude awakening

[@icemike1]

I agree with Jackson

[@OiiRobbi3x]

Yep ALL of the people in the UK are racist of course are you aware it was the British who first went against the slave trade and actively hunted slavers? Learn history like you want Samuel too before you speak..

[@jerom1986]

Absolute legend!!! I am a black man from England and have to disagree with Samuel on the interracial dating comment. The majority of black people to Britain came in the wind rush error mainly in the 50s and 60s from the Caribbean. Racism back then was real bad to the point were some people would have dog excrement posted through there letter box and not to mention police brutality. Inter racial dating has only really boomed since the 80s. In terms of acting it's harder for a black actor to make it in the UK which is why many go over to the USA as there are more opportunities. Structural racism in Britain is like a fine tune operating machine which almost always sees blacks given roles as drug dealers or hustlers and you will very rarely see a black person in a lead role.

[@firstnamelastname7320]

That's their problem.

[@CallPZMyersBowman]

the UK always had more inter racial dating, even before the wind rush era

[@infoservices5295]

Sam is just one person.. okay great actor.. but that's his opinion.. Myself I don't care, as long as my brothers are making that money.. however don't be a sellout and get a white queen on your arm and abandon your sistas

[@CallPZMyersBowman]

Jerome Lammy is talking rubbish. Inter racial dating has been about way longer than the 80s and the windrush era started in 1948 not the late 50s. most of the famous british black men in the last few hundred years married white women. Francis Barber for example, and he died back in 1801. And how does it make you a sell out to like white women? that is a racist statement. I like white women, so do a lot of other black men. big deal.

[@jerom1986]

bow man Wow! First of all where did I say that if you like white women you are a sell out?? I did not say that so stop being so sensitive secondly yes interracial dating has been in Britain for hundreds of years but it boomed in the 80s and 90s to back that up how many mixed race 50 plus year olds do you see in the UK? In Liverpool you will see a few but generally there is not many. If you like white women that's up to you there is nothing wrong with that but don't start attacking me on statements that I haven't made!

[@calvincampbell64]

Samuel L is most definitely a Legend and a credit to our race

[@youngiverson6228]

True

[@DoubleAxeDigitalRecordings]

Our race needs no credit.

[@biancalord488]

Rap Culture Vulture just credit cards

[@theothershipconnectiontheo6798]

Right, it needs no "credit" but it does need "credits" TO it. Chuck D? credit to hip-hop AND our race.' Soulja Boy? credit to himself, NOT our race.

[@raverdanny]

Samuel L Jackson is indeed a great entertainer and a master of his craft. He's a gift to the human race, not sure what you mean when you say our race. There's only one race as far as homo sapiens are concerned. All the other racial ideas and divisions along so-called "color" lines are artificial. Those are facts, but you have to program your mind and view to perceive it accurately.

[@SssS9372]

he's a great actor but to say an actor only needs to play characters that are based on his/her culture and history is the dumbest thing that you can say about acting !

[@tnjang]

SssS9372 thank you! What you said is right.

[@notthe1_orthe2]

That’s really truly not what he said. You just leaped to that conclusion because your listening comprehension skills failed you.

[@SssS9372]

@@notthe1_orthe2 funny how me and 34 other people came to the same conclusion!

[@nameisamine]

26:54 No offence but A LOT, almost 90 % of British actors are better trained than American actors, regardless of race. And yes they are cheaper to hire because if your killing it in Europe and you get a chance to break into Hollywood you will take less money because you want that opportunity and you can crossover - Idris Elba, David Oyelowo etc.

[@blahblah99196]

Exactly. A lot of British actors are theatre trained aswell

[@firstnamelastname7320]

And u still can build ur own media how pathetic

[@MONAHAN97]

Exactly, a lot of white Brits play Americans roles as well, it's a nationality thing not race thing.

[@marcblair3781]

he didn't say it was a race thing...he was talking about Black brits vs Black Americans and that culturally they bring different things to the parts...not race, culture...same where he said the white cop in The Wire was also British...basically immigrants are stealing Americans' jobs lol

[@infoservices5295]

As a Black American.. Sam is just one person.. he said the same thing about rappers in the movie industry.. please remember he is just one person... My opinion.. It doesn't matter, as long as a black man has a job.. Africa, American and the Caribbean, it doesn't matter.. Again Sam is just one man with a strange opinion.

[@Rich14Richy]

He basically defeated his argument when he said he didn't even know STRINGER* Bell was British (Idris Elba)... It's about the quality of the actor not his country of origin Great actor but those comments let him down

[@strachanspodcast5951]

Yo wtf is that shit about U.K. actors all about. Man's ACTING, if they asked u to play a British person would u say, "na go get a British black person for that"

[@choicesii1]

Yes. That's why you don't see American actors playing British people.

[@strachanspodcast5951]

Delo Lat are u on crack? Have u never heard of actors doing accents?

[@choicesii1]

South African yes, but they complain about Americans playing their roles as well. Especially in the two Mandela movies. I can see if there was a shortage on good actors from a given region. But I think the problem more stems from only a handful of black actors being popular at a time anyway; then instead of increasing the number they go outside the US and bring in replacements, which makes eyebrows raise. Black communities deal with this problem on a national level in the new world as they're the first to be displaced whenever a new group of people arrive. So it is deeper than just being about British actors.

[@lenaaxe2803]

Yup and Will Smith played a Nigerian recently. With a bad accent. It sounded like a weird South African accent lol. There have been many times when Americans played Africans. I didn't feel anything because I know they were acting. Why is it only a problem when black brits do it?

[@T1nyDynamite]

He's literally a Hollywood legend yet is so humble. His success speaks volumes.

[@ayemula2807]

His role in Coach Carter legendary.

[@PudWhacker]

Real Right fax

[@jzsson2283]

Real Right Rich-What??

[@Way0verhere]

Chris O'Hara RICHMOND!

[@Tonysoprano666]

Real Right that's movie chill he did plenty more

[@ayemula2807]

Pablo Escobar well aware of that but his role in coach carter was different to his typical badass black guy role in every movie hes in

[@mrs_p5689]

It’s ironic because African American actors have been doing the exact same thing with African stories, butchering our accents, and now Samuel L Jackson wants to complain about British actors?! I don’t get it 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Mighty-ue7bt]

no African complained about Morgan Freeman Playing Nelson mandela in INVICTUS. We rolled out the red carpet for him.

[@TheBigAntbowski]

Americans feeling threatened by Black British actors is funny. They'll play the "Diaspora Card" when it suits them though.

[@D.Banks412]

MrLondonStrong you missed the point

[@BozoTheDrunkenClown]

MrLondonStrong I shiver and cower in my bed everynight because of all those Black British actors out there, boy does my American ego get the best of me all the time.

[@oriole2430]

Samuel L. Jackson is one person, not all Americans, as you're implying. And he isn't threatened by anybody. His career is completely secure.

[@oriole2430]

SoulBrotha# 2 Yeeaaa, I think you're taking that kind of far. I personally don't agree, but that's your opinion, I guess.

[@VolcardoReviewer]

Hollywood hires black and white british actors because they are cheap.

[@hmackprotection1]

Aww shit! They got Sam into the studio? Big up to Hot97 for this.."hmm, this is a tasty burger!" Rewatched pulp fiction last weekend

[@NoahTesfaye]

H Mack same!

[@hmackprotection1]

Noah Tesfaye, 👊

[@kingartison]

H Mack big cohuna burger with s sprite lol

[@hmackprotection1]

Isiac Artison, lol. "Royal with cheese"..I fukin love that movie

[@user-ih9ie2et3h]

H Mack dude yessss I even had go cop me a "bad mother fucker" wallet

[@beysea]

I hate when Americans speak on the UK when they know nothing about our country. Interracial dating for 100 years? Seriously. And I don't understand why he's putting black men against each other.

[@kingnarrative9455]

He's not putting no one against no one. Black America knows what we're talking about we always point out and foresee things that people always tell us to "shut up" about then it ends up happening. Black America is being replaced in entertainment, Politics, and even in actuality.

[@shaunmaguire6912]

been goin on longer than u think during ww2 americas army was racially segregated when they got stationed in the uk there was no laws against black people mixing with whites going to bars or movie theaters white people used or dating white women and lots of them did and had kids with local english women the worst racism american black soldiers faced while in britian was from white american soldiers

[@1525boy]

But just because they didn't have the same Jim Crow laws that existed in the American South doesn't necessarily mean that people of European descent and people of Sub- Saharan African descent have been mixing for over "100 years."

[@shaunmaguire6912]

they have though but on a very small scale I mean shakespeares othello was wrote in the 1600s which was a story about an interracial couple

[@CallPZMyersBowman]

of course we had interracial dating for 100 years, even longer than that mate! most of the famous black british men in last few hundred years married white women. Francis Barber for example and he died back in 1801.

[@godmodebeats]

Great interview, Although Samuel L and Ebro don't ever get it twisted like the UK is super progressive and black people outside of the US don't know how racism feels, you're talking about a dark-skinned guy from London! I think you would be surprised at many of the parallels Black people face world wide.

[@SubZero901]

Samuel is on point about Black actors and actresses overseas.

[@YG-qg1hs]

He's unbelievably wrong about Black UK actors and British culture actually. Take it from someone who's actually Black and British.

[@divinenine2324]

YO that shit he said about scandal was spot on

[@whayes8084]

That's why I never watched.

[@heavyjr1]

Divine Nine yea i cant watch scandal. even when im chilling with the misses. she gotta watch that on her own.

[@cassandratype4]

Considering rappers chant about degrading black women on every track on their records.. that is not different.. Problem is people are too immature to take responsibility..

[@JerkVegas86]

Most female rappers degrade themselves right along with the men, hmm

[@mxhughes]

@@cassandratype4 if you love white men just say it don't use rappers to make your argument cuz ppl gon do what they do anyway regardless of others influence so stfu

[@AbdifatahMohamedESQ]

His commentary on scandal and black women's portrayal in these shows .. umm... my thoughts exactly.

[@MozzieMutant]

Ebro get a black British actor like Idris or David on this to say the real ness about black British actors and racism. Sam is one of my favourite actors but he knows nothing about the UK. Also British actors are used more because we have a strong theatre tradition that most actors have to go through before they even reach the states so our actors by large are better trained than most Americans actors.

[@likklemissnats]

Moses Ssebandeke thank you. He doesn't know that black actors go to America because of the LACK of diverse roles in the UK. Idris would never have got Luther made for him had he not established himself stateside. Plus does he (Samuel) know about the colourism that goes on within the black British community. Very dangerous to make sweeping generalisations.

[@wondersdancing]

As depressing as it is to see Lenny Henry read off showing the lack of diversity in British television, Black British actors are not better trained than Black American actors. There are PLENTY of classical trained Black American actors who have theatre background and Master's degrees. For example Andre Holland, Mahershala Ali, Corey Hawkins,Teyonah Parris, Wood Harris, Steve Harris, Cynthia Addai- Robinson, Eriq La Salle, etc.

[@TINKERB121]

Isn't Cynthia Addai Robinson technically British? Also, Nicole Beharie and Viola Davis are also classically trained.

[@jkdortch2308]

NOT REALLY ITS DEEPER THAN THAT THE US IS BIGGER SO HOW ARE THEY'RE MORE DIVERSE BRITISH ACTORS THAT DONT MAKE SINCE.

[@lesliemildiner289]

I have to agree. That argument about lack of classical training in North America stopped having substance about 25 years ago. Any acting school of substance covers just as much as British stage schools.

[@bobbypendragon7375]

Let's not pretend that black brits don't understand oppression. Let's not get into an Oppression Olympics. Black brit, American black, Caribbean black, African black - there should be no division.

[@ban1o]

lol easy to say when Black Brits are taking American roles. But then they'll be the first to say there's no racism in England

[@TheSnipersCreed]

Its always someone else's fault as to why African Americans miss out on opportunists isn't it. This seems to be a reoccurring theme.

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

TheSnipersCreed So??!!!

[@kstar4456]

whats wrong with black brits playing american roles? how many american actors play brits?

[@InternalizedConflict]

Bobby Pendragon Lets be real you do not understand oppression. Your ethnic group isnt the one being replaced by immigrants. Including the Black ones.

[@chikakuuntitled4674]

He has no idea about Britain, we face the same discrimination as any Black person. Its just a lot more coded in the UK. Black people of the diaspora need to come together and identify as one, or it will be a lot more difficult to move forward as a race.

[@ksekweyama]

Yep, and especially when it comes to accurately historical legacy of black folk in Britain, especially when it comes to racism, the remembering, heeding and learning of this quote always comes to mind: "We have to link up with our people who are in London, England. We’ve got a whole lot of them over there, brothers, I saw them." - Malcolm X (OAAU Homecoming Rally - November 29th 1964)

[@Idkchangethislater]

@Dan2Jokes Exactly Britain was invading long before America was even discovered

[@naturalbeauty637]

"Where there's incompetence, there's failure." -Facts!

[@heydanfran17]

so they ask SLJ if he saw Get Out.. he says no....but continues to go in on the main actor for being British... SMH how can you have valid opinion about a performance you never saw?? I honestly didn't even know dude was British, his performance was amazing. no one who saw the movie can say anything negative about the actor..he was great and played the part well...

[@BigPhilTheGreat]

Man, even Samuel L.'s low budget films are dope.

[@ramire7heavenz252]

Phil The Great Except for the one he was a Scottish guy in a kilt. Wtf was that? I ain't hating tho. Lololol

[@2H2521]

Robert Rouse That was Formula 51 aka the 51st State, which I didn’t find to be bad at all. But it wasn’t very good either.

[@ZinaGayle]

How does he know the issues black people in the U.K. Face. We have as much racial issues here as America... and I think the actor executed his role well.

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Zyna94 No! British Blacks has never suffered like American Americans.Your comment is invalid.

[@jamesmmu]

Which black American actors have experience of slavery?

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

jamesmmu Zyna94 Pull your head out of your ass! We are talking about African American in Africa American movie rolls. Why in the hell would you cast a Black Brit for the roll of Martin L. King? Have any Black Brits suffer through the equal rights movement and had been hanged for looking at a white woman, or torn to pieces because of a white woman lied? Like I said pull your head out of your ass, your comment is invalid.

[@miyboy1]

Samuel preaching about black women roles on tv. I love it! He speaks the truth.

[@Robertahausen]

guess he never watched the original star trek....

[@davidmark7785]

Samuel is is one of the greatest of all times. hearing his point of views has put him on another level

[@AnbusKi]

Samuel L. Jackson is a real one.

[@bigbossfredog.i.p3577]

*True Icon* for me Samuel L Jackson is the greatest black actor ever, probably the greatest actor period. On top that I always knew he was/is a *real* black man, a credit to us as a people.

[@girlmeetsreality4644]

Anthony Macmillan Instead of saying greatest black actor, how about greatest actor??

[@bigbossfredog.i.p3577]

Why? Because he's a black actor, unfortunately there is a difference worth noting imo#Oscars

[@bigbossfredog.i.p3577]

#Trump supporter

[@ImNotNotAllCityChi]

Anthony Macmillan what's crazy is just based of of his catalog he hedges out Denzel that is hard to do.

[@drakeman7617]

I pick Denzel but you can argue that.

[@barbaraskinner2017]

Samuel L. Jackson is sooooo right it is not where there is smoke there is fire but where there is incompetence there is failure, truer words have not been spoken! I love and respect you as an actor and a role model.

[@MrsMaria82]

Loved Long Kiss Goodnight, & Mitch Hennessey was the man. Samuel L. Jackson has had such an amazing history & legacy. Love that man!

[@blwatkins06]

@25:35 he starts speaking about "Get Out" which is a phenomenal movie btw. But that comment Samuel L. Jackson stated about actor Daniel Kaluuya not being Black American so he wouldn't understand American racism baffles me. Because i am "Black American" I didn't grown up in that era of heavy racism. So I do not understand what he is trying to state. My thought is if anyone my age (29) would go for that role being Black American, they would be just as disassociated with that aspect of the movie as well. At this point I think Samuel L. Jackson is "Grandpa" from the movie "Get Out" lol However, I Love Samuel's movies especially "Pulp Fiction"

[@Robertahausen]

I have found that being a 50 year old white woman I am being told that I don't know what racism is because 1. I'm not black and 2. I didn't grow up in an era of difficulty.... this is why the term white privilege is so sickening to me. I grew up poor and a single parent family in a small town.. don't know how that can differ from another human being growing up poor. It is what we grow up with and things need to be taught, children don't know what white or black is... they are taught this. I understood hardship and I didn't understand why because I wasn't black or native that I didn't understand about those kinds of hardships that the 'underprivileged' had experienced.

[@mant8vaei314]

S S that’s not what “white privilege” means...just because you have that doesn’t mean you can never become poor or whatever your trying to say you just have it easier in terms of race anyways not trying to be rude but it sounds like you don’t actually know what racism is because nothing you talked about was based on race

[@notthe1_orthe2]

Uhhh if you are African-American you will have parents and grandparents that can tell you personal stories of segregation and oppression. If you are AA, you know what its like to be Black in America and the nuances that come with that. That is a visceral experience that someone who doesnt have that history will not be able to tap into. I am confused at your not understanding this.

[@blwatkins06]

Sim Stall so that would be the same for the actor....he could study it or be told it just as you stated. No need for you to be confused

[@notthe1_orthe2]

Britt J. So you’re pretending that someone studying it for a couple of weeks in preparation for a job will result in the same quality of performance as someone hearing and living the stories all their life as part of their cultural heritage? Is that what we’re doing?

[@latoyanicolethefaceslayer4555]

British Actors Takeover @26:00

[@rayewill2280]

MUTHA-F'IN LEGEND. Samuel on here preaching too.🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@JohnnyDocs]

pls tell me you didn't quote snoop dogg

[@jojostieff9392]

Right On*

[@JulianStreete]

His comments about scandal and other shows depicting interracial relationships the way they do are spot on.

[@pmaii7707]

This man is in 5 movies per year, he has played a crackhead to a Jedi, he is every black guy in the movies

[@Robertahausen]

he's just a phenomenal actor.. not because he's black..

[@pmaii7707]

thomas riner I feel like that’s a majority of people what’s your point ?

[@f6876]

The Fact is that Black British actors are just better. They are born in a county which has a rich heritage in the arts. At school they study drama and the great playwrights. Americans focus on big name celebrities such as Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Dwayne Johnson, Will Smith etc to play movie roles. They can't compete with actors who have studied the arts for Years in the Uk. British actors are just quality and casting directors know it. American actors who have played non American roles are terrible e.g. Don Cheadle, Tay Diggs, Eddie Murphy, Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker the list goes on. In contrast Idris Elba can play any role with ease, South African, gangster from Baltimore, Jamaican, professional African American etc. And there are plenty like him in the uk. He is not one dimensional like African Americans who can only play gangsters, prostitutes or comedy clowns. There is a big golf in acting ability and the British have mastered the craft.

[@TheLadyday1139]

" ...He is not one dimensional like African Americans who can only play gangsters, prostitutes or comedy clowns." Re your quote - that's not what we can "only" play, but it IS how we Black Americans are typically VIEWED, and that view owes a lot to our history in the USA. PS, you forgot one more thing on that list of stereotypes you gave: "magic negro who's the conscience/redemption for the white character."

[@TheLadyday1139]

Also, there are plenty of conservatory-trained, degreed African American film and theater actors out there (Denzel is one, Mahershala Ali is another), so British Black actors aren't just simply "better". There are a couple of factors at work, I think: american's love the british actor, regardless of race bc they bring an *air" (justified or not) of being more cultured and intelligent. Also, I think Americans and particularly Black Americans, put more of a premium of *authenticity* or *realness* for their entertainers, which is why you'll see rappers and singers get acting parts more frequently than a university-trained "Actor". The perception - rightly or wrongly - is that maybe the trained actor is going to compromise their realness somehow.

[@donaldweeknd3270]

12 years a slave wouldn't have been the same without Samuel Jackson

[@astheskylarksings]

Thank you for the comments on Scandal! Big ups to Sam

[@tshepangkhahlu4076]

No offense to Samuel L Jackson, but as an African I think it's wrong for him to get offended about British actors playing American roles when American actors have played many of influential African characters. So I don't think he should be throwing stones when he lives in a glasshouse

[@malcolmmclaughlin2583]

The true hurts ,most African brothers living in America now, has little Respect and don't like most American brothers .That's Fact. I went college with a lot African brother's and most think they are better than we are and smarter.Most African's that come to America are fuck up people.African have been brain wash ,by white America,and believe all that Propaganda....

[@lenaaxe2803]

Why do you generalise Africans? Do you know how ignorant that sounds? Not all Africans hate you. I' a black Brit and I am cool with African Americans. I know many Africans in Africa cool with AAs too. Have you even been to an African country?

[@sosababy1016]

my favorite actor....the best thing about is him is that you know whatever movie he plays in, will be great.

[@Holypeople1standthemtherethose]

I love Samuel, authentic black man from inside out!

[@KdMvoxo2]

The Movie that put Samuel Jackson on the map in my opinion was The Negotiator that line was legendary "You are not in control they are" he has many others but that movie was good and the long kiss good night, he acted his butt in that.

[@shannymarion]

Wait,they're making "incredibles 2"????? Bout fucking time

[@carart4fun174]

hahah im living in the future... its 2021 O o _

[@Musicmatch2love]

Yaaaaay!!!!!!!!! Samuel you mentioned my all time favorite movie called A Long Kiss Good Bye...One of My Shero movies!!!!

[@NotoriousTDA]

Shaft is one of the greatest movies of all time. Thank you Sam

[@youngeddo3447]

Straight up FACTS!!! Some of these black celebrities are too scared to lose money and notoriety that they lose touch to their roots we need these conversations x100

[@Solvingrobin]

pulp fiction was the shit

[@millionairemillennial86]

One of the greatest actors of all time. Bruh, he is a real dude. Respect.

[@shesslucky]

If he's so concerned with African Americans not getting roles, fund a movie you have the money. Denzel directed fences. Put your money where your mouth is. What a divisive comment to say, as a black Brit not growing up with people who look like you on screen was disheartening I had to look at American TV to feel represented. I AM PROUD OF BLACK BRITISH ACTORS 🇬🇧

[@notthe1_orthe2]

As an African-American, I am proud of our AA actors who paved the way and broke through glass ceilings and forced Hollywood to be the more inclusive place that Black Brits escape England to enjoy so much. I am proud that our AA actors stayed in America and fought the good fight in their own country to be paid fairly, create non-stereotypical roles, and give people like me and you representation while growing up. Black British actors flee England and take advantage of the thankless work AA actors have being doing for decades, only to triply undermine AA actors by playing stereotypical roles or our historical icons like MLK and Tubman for cheap. I am pro-all black people but this is pretty egregious what some of your actors are doing over here.

[@lazypyramid2983]

I've been watching Samuel Jackson movies non stop a week str8

[@migz678]

Have to disagree with what he said, my grandfather came over here 60 years ago and faced so much hardships just to get a job. He obviously doesn't know anything about British history so why did she comment on it?

[@notthe1_orthe2]

Where did Sam say Black Brits dont face hardships? Dont worry, I’ll wait...

[@candypietravels]

I thought Daniel did a great job portraying a black African American brother and he was damn good in that movie

[@jakerabjohns9055]

Love him as an actor, he needs to stop talking about Britain like he understands it though. We dont have the same obvious problems with race as in America, in large part because we have no guns, so people are not being shot every day by police; however that does not mean that we dont have our own problems.

[@jakerabjohns9055]

Also, horseshit on the cheaper call. I doubt Idris is getting out of bed for peanuts, hes going to be james bond for christs sake, best paid role on the planet.

[@UrbanDecayLova247]

I understand what Samuel was saying...BUT I get so sick of people having so much to say about a movie/show when they haven't even seen it.

[@anthonyfloricourt2059]

Samuel L. Jackson is my fav actor! He's been my hero since Pulp Fiction Shout out to Jungle Fever too tho and all his incredible roles!

[@MJJSmoothCriminal]

Definitely one of the best actors of all time!

[@thetrickster1365]

Movie stars, he's definitely not even in the top 1000 actors. He has no range what so ever. The British actors he was talking about being better trained is a fact. Idris, Daniel kaluuya, chiwetel, all much better actors than he ever was

[@cyrilsmith7147]

Ebro study my G. SLJ is theee Great. Pulp Fiction should have been the 1st movie you mentioned.

[@stanleybonobo]

Cyril Smith i was thinking the same damn thing

[@cyrilsmith7147]

Yea he even said it himself. That is one of my all time favorite movies and his best work.

[@tajlonginoshow]

Long kiss goodnight my favorite Samuel L Jackson of all time!!!!! I remember the lines

[@tapout9742]

Double standards for black men and women in film. Men do the same thing but we don't judge their integrity.

[@iireapx2377]

I wish I could hug that man.

[@ItsBrittanyLajoyce]

This is true tho I was just having this conversation about why it seem like all the black actors these days aren't even American I don't have an issue with British actors acting in America but when u are starting to have them play more lead roles that could have gone to a black American then what's up with that?

[@Anthob22]

I would love to see Samuel in a father role... I think he would kill it.. plus he more relatable than most black father roles

[@Pblancostuff]

What African Americans don't want to do is belittle Black Brits and their issues without knowledge of life in Britain. White supremacy and the imperialist conquests of the world were pioneered by the British... Trust us we know about racism, it might not be as stark as in America but everything is bigger in America, it's America. They must remember that Black Brits know more about and identify strongly with African Americans, compared to the other way round. Whereas most African Americans know very little about life in Britain being black. This is why Black Brits can assimilate into African American roles seemingly like Magic... But there is more to it than that, they have always felt a connection and are extremely supportive of Black American struggles. Don't push them away or you will lose a solid ally....

[@TheLadyday1139]

Well then Black Brit filmmakers need to be making those films about their life and history. Walk the talk -show us what we're missing!

[@ksekweyama]

+TheLadyday1139 Just so you know, there has been a legacy of Black Brit filmmakers making films about their life and history the website Shadow & Act (which I recommend) does their bit monitoring such filmakers in current day and age. The problem, parallel to what I've heard what I've heard Black American film makers go through, films by Black Brit filmmakers are mostly independant so they won't get the necessary support & backing by the major British film distribution & networks, unless they conform to the sensationalism and stereotypes of blacks for blockbuster mainstream commercial success.

[@TheLadyday1139]

Oh...I didn't know that. Seems like roadblocks exist everywhere.

[@Pblancostuff]

TheLadyday1139 we have plenty, you just haven't seen them, which is exactly my point. But in general, we are pretty familiar African American stories...

[@ksekweyama]

+Will Salas Do you remember The Real Mccoy???

[@julianwilliamsTSW]

Sams defining role to me was the dad in "A time to Kill". I really liked Ol' Boy" too that movie was crazy

[@i_am_Vuss]

The British actors thing is such BS

[@jamesmmu]

America first

[@laflame4469]

jamesmmu nigga i hope someone slaps the shit outta you today

[@thehoneydeev]

jamesmmu America first used to mean America grabs the best at everything: that’s how we stayed on top of the world, you know!!!

[@romayo1]

That was a great interview.

[@kennyduarte6744]

i love that j cole quote

[@MultiZachary23]

kenny duarte the one on the wall?

[@kennyduarte6744]

yes

[@Ngamotu83]

Two years later Samuel L Jackson is still the highest grossing actor, with his movies having pulled in a combined $7 billion. The next largest is Robert Downey Jr, at $5.8 billion, and that's despite the fact Sam Jackson's filmography does not include Avengers Endgame.

[@randywave7]

Ebro doesn't know Samuel L, you can tell butchering roles characters etc..

[@JUSPRNCE]

Jackie brown & hateful eight is my favorite from him 💯🙏 changed my life

[@auroraborealis8554]

Him and Quentin Tarantino have such a legendary Hollywood alliance

[@Godscountry2732]

The fact is Hollywood isn't racist,people are racist,its the person in the skin,Samuel L Jackson is a great actor,period.Other less popular blacks would claim they can't get roles because their black.

[@julez140cam]

what kills it that ppl's were complaining last year at the oscars at the lack of diversity in film and that black ppl dont get enough roles thrown there way when it comes to acting...now you got Sam L complaining that dude shoulda/coulda been american jus be happy a black man is the lead of a surprise box office movie....this is what american look like when they live in a bubble...his comments are ignorant, crab in a bucket mindstate

[@JordanjamesX]

julez140cam Sam Jackson has a point though Hollywood has a problem with Black American actors.

[@civildiscourse7626]

@@JordanjamesX white american roles are also given to non american actors too...

[@amelkeatingsaid7735]

GOAT. Samuel L Jackson is doing it bigly.

[@Robertahausen]

sure wish the youth of today would speak the english language

[@bruhhh9023]

Lol stop giving away the movie shit😂😂

[@noeleen5250]

I could listen to Samuel L all day ...He is so insightful in a very SUBTLE way....love him.

[@fw1194]

My thoughts exactly Samuel, I think it is an insult to have a non-American play a role about American history and the American experience, especially when Americans can't do the same in places like Britain, nor should we be allowed to. MLK should have been played by a brother from Atlanta, point blank, Atlanta or the South. It's kind of saying American blacks are not good enough to play themselves in moves. I think out of respect for the American culture, Hollywood needs to think. Another example is Daniel Day playing Abraham Lincoln, really, a British man playing an American president, and the list goes on and on...

[@TheFeesh30]

One of the most versatile actors in the game. Seriously in so many movies that are legendary!

[@Dakid4rmdade]

I have to disagree with Sam. No matter where you are on this earth as a black man you will face some type of racism or prejudice. Sam a hater on the low he had the same tone with rappers trying to act.

[@eon001]

Sad thing is we get alot of hate from each other.

[@frenchryah221]

But they erase AMERICAN black stories

[@c.alexander7775]

Great great great interview... So many gems. I really enjoyed it

[@cooldizzle93]

that he's British not black American argument is bs. he still BLACK. does anyone ever make that argument for white actors who play British or Australian actors or vice versa? besides they had black Americans in the movie right?

[@JordanjamesX]

2kool4skool But culture is different.

[@voguerogue2390]

JordanjamesX but don't we still experience the same treatment because of our race ?? Y'all really like to downplay black Brits and non black American struggles.

[@yam7058]

Great interview!

[@stevenlee2484]

His glasses are SO DOPE!

[@johnnyamerica4336]

Dope? No, Stupid as hell!

[@mariannnnnnnnnnnnify]

His role in a time to kill 🙌🏾 legendary

[@StoicEver]

get out was great. I don't have a problem with the main actor being British. he did a great job.

[@josephennis3861]

his role in Jackie Brown still one of my favorites lol

[@bluebear9228]

He’s says nothing about black panther and Americans doing a terrible “African” accent

[@MelvinTaylorII]

This was dope AF. Idol right there.

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

Racism isn't as bad in England as it is in America but in terms of acting many of us such as Idris Elba, Naomi Harris as well as many other British-black actors have a better opportunity in America than England. Dunno why acting is so racist in England but at least we excell in every other way regarding race I suppose...

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

Yah YahYah Yah Yah not as racist? I beg to differ. it's not overtly racist like in America but covertly. which is a reflection of the difference in USA and UK cultures..

[@marcusdeans1150]

Mate- that's not true. Just not as overt.

[@MozzieMutant]

Yah YahYah Yah Yah the racism that happens in get out is exactly the kind that happens in the U.K. So Daniel would definitely no what's up Sam knows nothing about the UK

[@VarietyD]

Yah YahYah Yah Yah Over here in Britain we still have some serious racism going on especially up North in the Country side . Most inner city places, if your talking black people and the suppression. We have SO much institutional racism . it's still traumatic and we have a long way to go especially in the media regarding Acting. Comedy and Music .

[@Anthob22]

most def but even Akala says he wouldn't dare compare Americas racism to the UK... but its def there...

[@antoineheath3864]

Our British brothers and sisters are being over sensitive. Sam didn't say black brits shouldn't be allowed to play black american roles. He's just noticing the same thing many of us have noticed, that black brits are getting the best roles. John Boyega "STAR WARS" David Oyelowo "SELMA" Carmen Ejogo "SELMA" Chiwetel Ejiofor "12 YEARS OF SLAVE" Daniel Kaluuya "GET OUT" All Brits and very talented, by the way. There is just this hollywood assumption that if you have a british accent your a cut above american actors.

[@Mookaron]

This guy played in like 300 movies & still counting! 😂

[@Mookaron]

@thomas riner That sounds personal! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@martingoode5600]

@@Mookaron it's personal because he's broke as hell and Samuel L Jackson has got money or he didn't get an autograph

[@Mookaron]

@@martingoode5600 🤣

[@jullianscott7979]

The negotiator hands down one of the best movies ever

[@BilaalJuvi]

Legend hands down

[@JSmith-kh4vo]

A great question to ask would've been when will Samuel begin to write and direct his own films.

[@nickm6607]

Samuel L ... one of the few black men out there that is conscious of his responsibility as a beacon for POC.

[@101unique]

love Samuel, great interview

[@Guru-sj2ly]

Legend

[@carltonfisk7174]

Whats in YOUR wallet

[@viewsfromaplayboi8550]

Alex Thompson mama i got a little dance for ya 😂😆😭

[@viewsfromaplayboi8550]

Alex Thompson mama i got a little dance for ya 😂😆😭

[@jaybone6931]

+indigo Rager lol

[@MaybeAntonioJ]

great interview

[@montanamanning7446]

knows nothing about the UK clearly, his comments are ignorant. Sounds like a hater to me.

[@TheBadLiutenant]

Love this dude but what he said about Get out, the UK, and Black British actors is incredibly ignorant. The UK is also a super racist country with Black people constantly being killed in police custody, et. etc. A Black British actor may have a different cultural and historical background, but believe me, if there is one thing in common that they have experienced and know just as deeply as US Black people, it is racism.