COLACELLO: Are you a fan of old movies?JACKSON: Oh, yes. There was a lot of great art, great acting, great directing, great stories. When it comes to stuff like Captains Courageous or Boys’ Town, Father Flanagan, Woman of the Year—that stuff is unreal.

COLACELLO: Are you a fan of old movies?JACKSON: Oh, yes. There was a lot of great art, great acting, great directing, great stories. When it comes to stuff like Captains Courageous or Boys’ Town, Father Flanagan, Woman of the Year—that stuff is unreal.

Whoa. I wasn’t expecting that.” I love surprising people with a present of a gift or a stage performance or anything. I love John Travolta, who came off that Kotter show. Nobody knew he could dance or do all of those things. He is like—boom. Before he knew it, he was the next big Brando or something.

It would seem that the character is one Jackson feels intimate with. "Michael can relate to this, because I think he feels that he kind of grew up as an orphan. Some of his favourite movies are Boys Town and Oliver!"

It would seem that the character is one Jackson feels intimate with. "Michael can relate to this, because I think he feels that he kind of grew up as an orphan. Some of his favourite movies are Boys Town and Oliver!"