American actor Samuel L. Jackson reflected on the day he passed (and failed) the casting of “Reservoir Dogs”. An experience quite badly lived by the Hollywood star.
Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino is a rich collaboration that began in 1994 with Pulp Fiction. But did you know that before playing Jules Winnfield in this cult film, the first named had passed the Reservoir Dogs casting for the second? An experience of which he does not frankly keep a good memory!
Podcast guest Happy Sad Confused, Samuel L. Jackson returned to this famous hearing. The opportunity for him to reveal a funny anecdote: when he had to pass the casting with Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth, he found himself reading a scene with … Tarantino himself ! A change of program which, he assures, made him miss the small role of the undercover cop Holdaway, finally played by Randy Brooks.
“The first time I met Quentin was for Reservoir Dogs. He was one of the people who did a reading with me, there was Quentin and the producer Lawrence Bender”says Samuel L. Jackson. “I was supposed to audition with Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth, but these two guys showed up. I was like, ‘Who the hell are these guys?’
“In addition, they played badly, they were horrible”continues the actor. “When I left the casting, I said to myself, ‘I sure don’t have the part. Those guys sucked, who was it? I had no idea who they were.” The story is beautiful: following this missed date, Samuel L. Jackson will become Tarantino’s favorite actor, for whom he has appeared in no less than six feature films.
Samuel L. Jackson has been starring for a few days in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, his very first headlining series, available on the Apple TV+ platform.
Did you notice the little hidden details of “Reservoir Dogs”?
