Samuel L Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson Hopes U.S. Joins 'World Community' with Barack

By Geoffrey Dickens | September 16, 2008 - 16:07

Samuel L. Jackson came on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly" to promote his latest movie, Lakeview Terrace, but couldn't resist getting in a plug for Barack Obama. The Pulp Fiction star told Regis Philbin that when he was at the Deauville Film Festival in France, nobody really wanted to talk showbiz, instead the festival goers asked him about the upcoming election: "They're all hoping that we come into the world community by electing, you know, Barack they say. So we hope so."

The following exchange occurred on the September 16 edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly":