--- title: Samuel L. Jackson Reads Famous Movie Quotes description: Samuel L Jackson reenacts catchphrases from movies. canonical: https://time.com/4167461/samuel-l-jackson-movie-lines-catchphrases-colbert/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-05T15:31:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:17.235Z og:title: Watch Samuel L. Jackson Read Famous Movie Quotes His Way og:description: Here's a guy who knows a thing or two about catchphrases og:url: https://time.com/4167461/samuel-l-jackson-movie-lines-catchphrases-colbert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d2e51d9d79b9a0b/69887783ab6d7715c06a7d05/gettyimages-503405918.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3696 og:image:height: 2079 og:image:alt: GettyImages-503405918 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Samuel L. 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Waxman Staff Writer Jan 5, 2016 3:31 PM UTC On _The Late Show With Stephen Colbert_ Monday night, actor Samuel L. Jackson, who stars in Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie [_The Hateful Eight_](http://time.com/4148091/hateful-eight-movie-review-quentin-tarantino/)_,_ did a dramatic reenactment of famous lines from classic movies. He performed memorable quotes from popular flicks, such as _Gone With the Wind,_ _The Wizard of Oz,_ _The Graduate,_ _The Princess Bride,_ and _The Lion King._ Fans may never watch these films the same way again after hearing his version of these [catchphrases](http://time.com/2878649/samuel-jackson-pulp-fiction-ezekiel-25-17/). Watch the full clip below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4167461/samuel-l-jackson-movie-lines-catchphrases-colbert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4167461/samuel-l-jackson-movie-lines-catchphrases-colbert/"},"headline":"Watch Samuel L. 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