There are plenty of reasons to want Samuel L. Jackson in your film.
He is the highest-grossing star of all time and holds serious star power that draws audiences.
But if you hope to cast him, be ready to accept a particular condition he asks for in almost every contract.
Actors negotiate many different clauses.
Some come from performers, others from studios.
Samuel L. Jackson insists he gets time to play golf at least twice a week.
He revealed this requirement in a CNN interview about a decade ago.
The actor said filmmakers would either “move me onto a golf course so I can play” or arrange membership at a nearby club so he could get his rounds in.
Jackson admitted he didn’t take to golf at first.
Friends had “tricked” him into trying it by misleading him about their plans for the day, and they ended up on a course.
His competitive streak kicked in.
He was so annoyed he wasn’t playing with them that now “they don’t play with me.”
Jackson called golf “a perfect game for an only child like me.”
Because he travels for work, the clause has let him play all over the world.
He has hit the links with pros like Tiger Woods and played with former presidents Bill Clinton and **Donald Trump.
His favorite course is Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, home of The Masters.