Critically and commercially acclaimed actor Samuel L. Jackson recently said that he wasn't fond of rappers using their celebrity to become actors. Jackson said that he will not even look at a script that would give a rapper a starring role.
"It's not my job to lend credibility to so-and-so rapper who's just coming into the business," Jackson told the Sacramento Bee. "To take people from the music world and give them the same kind of credibility and weight that you give me, Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker -- that's like an aberration to me," Jackson said.
Jackson starred in "Shaft," which gave Busta Rhymes a very prominent role. He will also star in the upcoming movie "XXX," which features Eve. While he says that he will not star along side rappers anymore, he did praise Will Smith, who has starred in various feature films.
"I know there's some young actor sitting in New York or L.A. who's spent half of his life learning how to act and sacrificing to learn his craft but isn't going to get his opportunity ... because of some actor who's been created," he said.
"XXX" opens August 9th nationwide and a sequel is already in the works for Christmas of 2004.
I agree with this whole thing, I feel that rappers/singers need to stay off of the big screen, its already bad enough that they are all over tv and magazines, most of rappers/singers couldnt act ther way out of a paper bag, if you need proof see "Glitter" for a primary example of why singers shouldnt be acting.
"It's not my job to lend credibility to so-and-so rapper who's just coming into the business," Jackson told the Sacramento Bee. "To take people from the music world and give them the same kind of credibility and weight that you give me, Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker -- that's like an aberration to me," Jackson said.
Jackson starred in "Shaft," which gave Busta Rhymes a very prominent role. He will also star in the upcoming movie "XXX," which features Eve. While he says that he will not star along side rappers anymore, he did praise Will Smith, who has starred in various feature films.
"I know there's some young actor sitting in New York or L.A. who's spent half of his life learning how to act and sacrificing to learn his craft but isn't going to get his opportunity ... because of some actor who's been created," he said.
"XXX" opens August 9th nationwide and a sequel is already in the works for Christmas of 2004.
I agree with this whole thing, I feel that rappers/singers need to stay off of the big screen, its already bad enough that they are all over tv and magazines, most of rappers/singers couldnt act ther way out of a paper bag, if you need proof see "Glitter" for a primary example of why singers shouldnt be acting.
