Samuel L. Jackson negotiated with George Lucas to give Mace Windu a distinctive purple lightsaber in the Star Wars prequels. What reason did he give?

He wanted to be able to spot himself in a crowded battle scene

Lucas had already assigned blue and red and only purple was left

Purple indicated a Jedi who had turned briefly to the dark side

Purple was Mace Windu's favorite color in the original script

Samuel L. Jackson received an honorary Academy Award in 2022. What category of honorary Oscar did he receive?

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Governor's Award for Special Achievement

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Honorary Award (for extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement)

Captain America: The First Avenger

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