Denzel Washington has praised Samuel L. Jackson for being like an “uncle” to his children, while at the same time hailing him as a “bad motherfucker”.The double-Oscar winner was presenting an honour to Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art’s Film Benefit in New York City on Wednesday (October 23) when he shared his thanks for the decades of friendship and support he has received from the Pulp Fiction star.“Lord forgive me, Samuel Jackson is a bad motherfucker,” he said, before adding that he was a “great actor, great friend”.“More importantly, he’s family to me.
He’s my children’s uncle,” he said, adding that Jackson’s daughter Zoe is also like a “daughter” to Washington.The two actors have appeared on screen together once, in the 1990 Spike Lee film Mo’ Better Blues, but as Washington explained, they met several years before that in an off-Broadway production of Mighty Gents.“I was an understudy, so I watched him,” Washington explained. “They fired the guy I was understudying after opening night, I took over.
I remember him giving me confidence to do the job. He doesn’t know that until tonight.”“Nothing but love for you, brother, respect for you,” the Training Day star concluded. “I’m here for you.
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