Samuel L. Jackson Says It Cost 'A Bunch' To Get His Iconic Line In This 2000s Film

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson recently revealed he pushed for using a particular expletive — one that’s frequently featured throughout his films — in the 2006 action thriller Snakes On A Plane.

“They were trying to make a PG-13 movie and you can only have, you know, like one ‘fuck’ or some shit like that,” the award-winning actor said in a GQ breakdown of iconic characters over the course of his career.

“And I told ’em, I’m like, ‘Look, I gotta say motherfucker in this movie.