Following yesterday's Quentin Tarantino interview—which had so many great pull quotes—Vulture dropped a Samuel L. Jackson feature today. Jackson, of course, stars in Tarantino's upcoming Christmas-release thriller The Hateful Eight and has been in five other Tarantino films. He's a Tarantino man, alright.
In the interview Jackson, who I just found out was an usher at MLK Jr.'s funeral, defends Tarantino's use of the N-word in his movies, which has seen backlash from other filmmakers, notably Spike Lee ("they had a public falling-out when Lee criticized Tarantino’s use of the N-word in Jackie Brown, and Jackson took Tarantino’s side"):
He talks about the unfair comparison to Oscar winner 12 Years a Slave, again in regards to the controversial use of the N-word:
He also talks about the recent Confederate Flag takedown, and how it doesn't really matter because taking down fabric doesn't take down the hate, or, you know, license plates:
Read the rest here (appearing in the Aug. 24 issue of New York Magazine).
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