--- ---  # Watch Samuel L. Jackson Read Famous Movie Quotes His Way  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 5, 2016 3:31 PM UTC  attends 2015 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown on January 4, 2016 in New York City. attends 2015 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown on January 4, 2016 in New York City.Theo Wargo—2016 WireImage  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. 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: Samuel L. Jackson Reads Famous Movie Quotes ```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. Jackson Read Famous Movie Quotes His Way","datePublished":"2016-01-05T15:31:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:17.235Z","description":"Here's a guy who knows a thing or two about catchphrases","url":"https://time.com/4167461/samuel-l-jackson-movie-lines-catchphrases-colbert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d2e51d9d79b9a0b/69887783ab6d7715c06a7d05/gettyimages-503405918.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d2e51d9d79b9a0b/69887783ab6d7715c06a7d05/gettyimages-503405918.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GettyImages-503405918","caption":"attends 2015 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown on January 4, 2016 in New York City.","creditText":"Theo Wargo—2016 WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4167461/samuel-l-jackson-movie-lines-catchphrases-colbert/","name":"Watch Samuel L. Jackson Read Famous Movie Quotes His Way"}}]}] ```