Starring as himself

As an African American actor, I’m greatly inspired by Samuel L. Jackson’s accomplishments, but not by his lackluster approach to the craft of acting [“He’s the $6-Billion Man,” Feb. 13]. Although always solid on screen, and despite how he’s said to prepare for a role, Jackson essentially seems to play himself in every film he’s in.

Jackson doesn’t appear to have really challenged himself since his star-making turn as a crack addict in “Jungle Fever.” Daniel Myatt

Los Angeles