Samuel L. Jackson teamed up with Ryan Reynolds on the 2017 movie The Hitman’s Bodyguard . During one critical scene in the film, Reynolds might’ve adlibbed a line that called out Jackson for his signature catchphrase.
Ryan Reynolds referenced Samuel L. Jackson’s catchphrase in ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Very few actors curse in their films like Jackson. The star’s signature catchphrase in his features, “Motherf***er,” has become just as famous as he is.
But it’s a reputation the Star Wars star has great pride in. And it seems Reynolds ended up poking fun at Jackson for his constant swearing in Hitman’s Bodyguard . There’s a line in the thriller where Reynolds’ character accuses Jackson of ruining the word motherf***er.
Jackson was uncertain that this piece of dialogue was in the script. “I’m not sure. But it probably was.
It does sound like an adlib. Yeah. That plays more on me as a human being than as [the character] Darius Kincaid,” Jackson once told Den of Geek .
Not that Jackson minded the line either way. He was actually thrilled someone called him out on his swearing for a change. “I thought it was hilarious.
Yeah. Because most people say I glorify the word. That’s the first time I’ve heard someone say I’ve ruined it,” he said.
To Jackson, the word naturally comes off his tongue in a movie. He feels there couldn’t be a more appropriate term in certain movies. “I embrace it.
It is what it is, and I don’t mind if I’m linked .