Samuel L. Jackson’s latest interview is a masterclass in charisma, candor and effortless cool. From the moment he sits down, he radiates the sense that he’s lived ten lifetimes’ worth of stories — and that he’s happy to share the best ones.
The conversation opens with an unexpected artistic crossover: his performance alongside Kendrick Lamar. Jackson describes Kendrick with genuine admiration, calling him a generational talent who understands storytelling in ways that echo cinema itself. It’s a surprisingly intimate moment — one artist recognizing the genius in another, each working in a different medium but speaking the same creative language.
Then the interview shifts into memories of Tupac Shakur, and Jackson’s tone softens. He recalls working with Pac before the world fully understood the magnitude of his talent. Jackson describes him not as an icon, but as a young, hungry, deeply serious artist whose potential was limitless. His anecdotes offer a rare window into the 1990s creative scene, where hip-hop and Hollywood intersected long before the industry knew what to do with that energy.
And in true Samuel L. Jackson fashion, the interview closes with something wildly different: Magic Johnson inviting him onto a yacht for a vacation so extravagant it sounds like a scene from a movie. Jackson tells it with comedic timing, painting a picture of sunlit luxury, celebrity antics and the kind of surreal “is-this-my-life?” moment only he could narrate so casually.
It’s a joyful interview — funny, nostalgic, and unexpectedly heartfelt.
