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Samuel L. Jackson: Black British Actors Are Stealing All of Our Roles
Posted on 3/8/17 at 9:58 am
Posted on 3/8/17 at 9:58 am
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In an interview with the New York radio station Hot 97, Jackson suggested that Jordan Peele’s satirical horror film Get Out, which starred British actor Daniel Kaluuya as an African-American man falling victim to white liberal racism, could have benefited from having an American actor as its lead.
“There are a lot of black British actors in these movies,” Jackson said. “I tend to wonder what that movie [Get Out] would have been with an American brother who really feels that.
“Daniel grew up in a country where they’ve been interracial dating for a hundred years,” he said. “What would a brother from America have made of that role? Some things are universal, but [not everything].”
Jackson also pointed to Ava DuVernay’s historical drama Selma, which cast David Oyelowo in the role of Martin Luther King, as another example. “There are some brothers in America who could have been in that movie who would have had a different idea about how King thinks,” he said.
Asked why so many British black actors are cast in American roles, Jackson replied: “They’re cheaper than us, for one thing. They don’t cost as much. And they [casting agents and directors] think they’re better trained, because they’re classically trained.”
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Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:03 am to Bench McElroy
So Hollywood does or does not like globalism?
I'm confused... They like it unless it means they lose jobs?
An interesting take.
I'm confused... They like it unless it means they lose jobs?
An interesting take.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:03 am to Bench McElroy
Just to be clear--Samuel L. Jackson only opposes discriminating against African Americans. Basically, everyone but him is a POS.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:04 am to Captain Crown
i hope no slugs were around this interview b/c he's salty as frick
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:09 am to crispyUGA
white british actors steal alot of white american roles as well mate
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:12 am to Jack Bauer7
i think Sam is more shocked that the UK has that many black actors
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:13 am to SlowFlowPro
also, Sam Jackson once stole a role of a black character from a British actor
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:15 am to Bench McElroy
quote:
they [casting agents and directors] think they’re better trained, because they’re classically trained.
There you go. They're better than you. American brothers need to get better.
I do like the America first attitude though.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:16 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
i think Sam is more shocked that the UK has that many black people
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:17 am to Bench McElroy
just think how much better Snakes on a Plane wouldve been with Idris Elba in the lead role
it wouldve gotten all the oscars
it wouldve gotten all the oscars
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:17 am to Bench McElroy
i mean this is a problem for all american actors, not just the black ones.
president trump would agree with him.
president trump would agree with him.
This post was edited on 3/8/17 at 10:18 am
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:17 am to Bench McElroy
quote:
And they [casting agents and directors] think they’re better trained, because they’re classically trained.”
Well, they are.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:17 am to LuckyTiger
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I do like the America first attitude though.
He's the black Trump.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:26 am to Bench McElroy
Because black British actors are often classically trained and not rappers?
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:28 am to Bench McElroy
I wonder how old Sam feels about a bunch of blacks from Syria scarfing down the taxpayers' welfare, clearly a birthright of the American black.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:30 am to Bench McElroy
Hoping this will come up the next time he's on the Graham Norton Show.
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