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I don't run around shooting people. Much. I only shoot two people a year. Maybe.
Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 21
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Samuel Leroy Jackson
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Jackson doesn't bother to read the scripts anymore. He just checks to make sure he has one loud scene where he gets to shout, then cashes the paycheck.
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