timetalk uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our site. If you continue without changing your browser settings, we'll assume that you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out more by reading our cookies policy.

x

Famous Quotes

Back to Author

"I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want."

Samuel L. Jackson on Anger

More quotes about Anger

  • "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned."

    Buddha on Anger

  • "Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."

    Aristotle on Anger

  • "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."

    Mark Twain on Anger

  • "Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."

    Albert Einstein on Anger

  • "Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

    Maya Angelou on Anger

More quotes by Samuel L. Jackson

  • "My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years."

  • "I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'"

  • "I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some actors create their own mythology: 'Oh, I'm so famous I can't go places, because I created this mythology that I'm so famous I can't go places.'"

  • "I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him."

  • "I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'"

© Supatel Limited 2024