In honor of the actor’s 67th birthday, take a look back.
Major awards to his name:None.
My grandfather and I were constantly being put in our place."
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August 22/29, 1997
Featured in:187,Eve’s Bayou, andJackie Brown.
Awards to her name:Three Golden Globe nominations, one Academy Award nomination, and one BAFTA Award.
He watched a lot of black exploitation flicks growing up.
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He has a lot of black friends.
He has an affinity for black culture.
And he likes to write black characters.
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He’s like my daughters' little white hip-hop friends.
They’re basically black kids with white skin."
June 16, 2000
Featured in:Rules of Engagement,Shaft, andUnbreakable.
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Best quote from the interview:“you’re able to’t wear leather when it’s really hot.
Maybe Shaft could be in linen.
It’s gotta be cold.
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Gotta be leather.”
I looked around and saw this bald guy.
And then I heard him say something–something like ‘Yippee-ki-yay, motherf—er!’
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–and I was like, ‘Bruce, is that you?'"
Best quote from the interview:OnAttack of the Clones: “Menacewas a kiddie movie.
This one’s not.
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That’s what it should be called: Deadly-Ass Snakes on a Plane.
Best quote from the interview:“Everybody knows everybody here.
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