Samuel L. Jackson says he doesn’t think he should be called a “legend”

By Elizabeth Aubrey

 

Samuel L. Jackson - Credit: Getty Images

 

Samuel L. Jackson says he doesn’t think he should be called a “legend”.

 

His comments came in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly in which the actor addressed receiving his Legend of Cinema Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

 

Jackson said: “Legends are people who accomplish things that can’t be accomplished by other people, or did something that’s super extraordinary.

 

“I just persevered through hard work and doggedness to get where I am,” he added.

 

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2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Legends are people who accomplish things that can’t be accomplished by other people,”

In hindsight, who else could have possibly played the role of Jules Winnfield in ‘Pulp Fiction’.

 

By his own definition...he’s a legend.

Or Stephen, Calvin Candie's house slave, in Django Unchained.  For some characters he breathes life into them in a way that no one else could.

I enjoy Jackson very much and he does add that zest to films. I appreciate his honesty that he is not a "legend". Seems he has his head on straight.

Cheapening of criteria in use of superlatives been going on for decades now. "Superstar" label slapped on some band with one hit out. "Hero" way over used. Too often applied to casualties who just happened to be in wrong place at wrong time. Victims is fine. 

So I'll keep watching and enjoying Jackson and appreciate him even more for his realistic self appraisal.

He's undoubtedly a good actor, but legend in the way it USED to be used- not IMO.

 

James Dean is a legend, Sidney Poitier, IMO , is a legend, Sean Connery is a legend.

I never saw a movie because Jackson was in it.