Jackson was working steadily by the time he booked Pulp Fiction, often appearing in the films of Spike Lee, but he didn’t become a true screen presence until he donned Jules Winnfield’s black-and-white suit in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film.
Reminiscing about the project at a 30th anniversary screening that opened the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival, Jackson explained, in his inimitable fashion, how the film altered the course of his career.
“It changed my life drastically,” he said. “In that I think this was the particular role that all of a sudden people started thinking I was the coolest mother f—er on the planet. So, I’m happy with that.”