<p id=”par-1_35″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/samuel-l-jackson/”>Samuel L. Jackson</a> teamed up <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-hitmans-wifes-bodyguard-ryan-reynolds-says-samuel-jackson-was-eased-out-of-the-womb-saying-motherfcker.html/”>with Ryan Reynolds</a> on the 2017 movie <em>The Hitman’s Bodyguard</em>. During one critical scene in the film, Reynolds might’ve adlibbed a line that called out Jackson for his signature catchphrase.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ryan-reynolds-referenced-samuel-l-jackson-s-catchphrase-in-the-hitman-s-bodyguard”>Ryan Reynolds referenced Samuel L. Jackson’s catchphrase in ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_82″>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 <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/samuel-l-jackson-not-ask-swear-word-engraved-purple-lightsaber-star-wars.html/”>the <em>Star Wars </em>star</a> has great pride in. And it seems Reynolds ended up poking fun at Jackson for his constant swearing in <em>Hitman’s Bodyguard</em>. 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.</p>
<p id=”par-3_35″>“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 <a href=”https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/samuel-l-jackson-salma-hayek-interview-the-hitman-s-bodyguard-and-breaking-into-hollywood/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Den of Geek</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-4_22″>Not that Jackson minded the line either way. He was actually thrilled someone called him out on his swearing for a change.</p>
<p id=”par-5_27″>“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.</p>
<p id=”par-6_24″>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.</p>
<p id=”par-7_118″>“I embrace it. It is what it is, and I don’t mind if I’m linked with that word,” he once said according to <a href=”https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/06/samuel-l-jackson-shaft-motherfucker-stutter” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Vanity Fair</a>. “I don’t run away from it. I step into it. When I read a script and it’s on the page, I don’t think about it. For me, it’s really just another word; it’s another piece of dialogue, and it’s something that I know that I can work with. I don’t have to think about how to say it. It naturally comes out. Sometimes there’s no better word than ’motherfucker’ to describe someone or a situation. It’s an all-encompassing word, so yelling it out is the way you say it, and it feels good.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-salma-hayek-practiced-swearing-for-samuel-l-jackson”>Salma Hayek practiced swearing for Samuel L. Jackson</h2>
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<p id=”par-8_51″>Salma Hayek couldn’t be upstaged by her <em>Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard </em>co-star Jackson. She played the fierce wife to Jackson’s notorious hitman in the film. So she had to look believable standing alongside <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/samuel-l-jackson-wasnt-completely-sure-nick-fury-stay-black-marvel-films.html/”>the Marvel star. </a>To prepare, Hayek quipped that she spent a considerable amount of time practicing her swear words.</p>
<p id=”par-9_53″> “It’s fun, but it was very intimidating at the beginning. I was like Robert De Niro in <em>Taxi Driver </em>in front of the mirror practicing my ‘motherf***er,’ ” she once said according to <a href=”https://people.com/movies/salma-hayek-practiced-swear-words-costar-samuel-l-jackson-new-movie/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. “Because I had to say it in front of him a lot of times and it’s quite intimidating.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_17″>But at the same time, Hayek shared that some of Jackson’s own attitude rubbed off on her.</p>
<p id=”par-11_58″>“I have to be very careful because I still have a little bit of [my character] Sonia that comes out here and there,” she said. “My daughter, one time I was— she just went ‘Mom!’ and I went, ‘Oh, it was not me. It was Sonia.’ Now I use it every time I say something I shouldn’t say.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-samuel-l-jackson-s-favorite-swear-word-helps-overcome-his-stutter”>Samuel L. Jackson’s favorite swear word helps overcome his stutter</h2>
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<p id=”par-12_38″>Swearing also has another, healthier <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/theres-actually-a-reason-samuel-l-jackson-says-motherfcker-so-much.html/”>purpose for Jackson</a>. Growing up, he lived with a stutter that creeps back into his speech every now and then. Swearing, however, has become an effective means to keep his stuttering in check.</p>
<p id=”par-13_86″>“I was the other day on the set of <em>Captain America, </em>and they said ‘Action,’ and I said, ‘G-g-g-et …’ It was a ‘G’<em> </em>day. So I have my days. I have ‘G’ days, I have ‘P’ days, I have ‘B’ days, I have ‘S’ days, and I’m still stuttering. But I figured out a way to do it. And some days, the best thing for me to do is say my favorite word, and I get through it: ‘Motherf***er,’” Jackson once said according to <a href=”https://www.vulture.com/2013/06/which-curse-word-stops-sam-jacksons-stutter.html”>Vulture</a>.</p>