Movies Gallery Celebrate Samuel L. Jackson's 67th Birthday With All of His EW Covers By Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman is a former digital features director at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2017. EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 21, 2015 03:12PM EST Close 01 of 11 Samuel L. Jackson on the Cover of Entertainment Weekly EW A perennial Entertainment Weekly favorite, Samuel L. Jackson's covers reach the double digits. In honor of the actor's 67th birthday, take a look back. 02 of 11 August 26/September 2, 1994 EW Featured in: Fresh, Hail Caesar, Pulp Fiction, and The New Age. Major awards to his name: None. 03 of 11 July 26, 1996 EW Featured in: The Great White Hype , Trees Lounge, A Time to Kill, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Best quote from the interview: "I grew up in a house full of women and they were the dominant people. My grandfather and I were constantly being put in our place." 04 of 11 August 22/29, 1997 EW Featured in: 187, Eve's Bayou, and Jackie Brown. Awards to her name: Three Golden Globe nominations, one Academy Award nomination, and one BAFTA Award. 05 of 11 December 19, 1997 EW Featured in: 187, Eve's Bayou, and Jackie Brown. Best quote from the interview: On Jackie Brown director Quentin Tarantino: "Quentin wants to be black... He watched a lot of black exploitation flicks growing up. He has a lot of black friends. He has an affinity for black culture. And he likes to write black characters. He's like my daughters' little white hip-hop friends. They're basically black kids with white skin." 06 of 11 June 16, 2000 EW Featured in: Rules of Engagement, Shaft, and Unbreakable. Best quote from the interview: "You can't wear leather when it's really hot. Maybe Shaft could be in linen. In the Caribbean? In Hawaii?... Naaaaah. It's gotta be cold. Gotta be leather." 07 of 11 December 1, 2000 EW Featured in: Rules of Engagement, Shaft, and Unbreakable. Best quote from the interview: On Unbreakable costar Bruce Willis: "I was hanging out at this casino in Marrakech and I kept hearing this voice. Sounded very familiar. I looked around and saw this bald guy. And then I heard him say something--something like 'Yippee-ki-yay, motherf---er!'--and I was like, 'Bruce, is that you?'" 08 of 11 May 17, 2002 EW Featured in: Changing Lanes, Formula 51, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, and xXx. Best quote from the interview: On Attack of the Clones: "Menace was a kiddie movie. This one's not. I think the fans are more excited this time around, because everyone has heard that George heard their criticisms, took them to heart, and made something special." 09 of 11 August 4, 2006 EW Featured in: Freedomland, Snakes on a Plane, and Home of the Brave. Best quote from the interview: "If you're coming to see this movie, you're going to see a plane full of deadly-ass snakes. That's what it should be called: Deadly-Ass Snakes on a Plane. COME ON!" 10 of 11 May 4, 2012 EW Featured in: The Samaritan, Meeting Evil, Marvel's The Avengers, and Django Unchained Best quote from the interview: "I watched David Hasselhoff...and decided I was not going to do any of that." 11 of 11 May 15, 2015 EW Featured in: Kingsman: The Secret Service, Big Game, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Barely Lethal, Chi-Raq, and The Hateful Eight. Best quote from the interview: "Everybody knows everybody here. I've been on more than a hundred films, and the only time I feel this way is on a Quentin film."