Samuel L. Jacksonbelieves that excessive editing ruined a performance that was worthy of Oscar consideration.
That lasted until he saw the finished film.
The things they took out kept me from getting an Oscar, Jackson said.
Samuel L. Jackson
He was shocked about one deleted scene in particular.
You just took that shit from me?
I was like,Okay.
Im on the right page.
But, he said, That s is not in the movie!
And I know why its not.
Because it wasnt my movie, and they werent trying to make me a star.
That was one of the first times it happened to him.
He claims hes subsequently learned to understand the why of editing decisions.
There are things that Ive done in other movies where I said, Wait a minute.
Why did you take that moment out of the movie?
Because the moment, in that movie, its bigger than the movie.
While Jackson can forgive the excision of oneA Time To Killscene, others still rankle.
Thats how I played that character throughout.
When I saw it, I was sitting there like,What the f?
