Samuel L. Jackson is not just one of the coolest performers of all time, but he also understands how to conduct a great interview. That’s why his most recent piece for Playboy magazine is jam-packed with fantastic, deconstructing the n-word, President Obama’s enunciation, and why he’ll never be a director.

On whether a director’s ethnicity disqualifies him or her from directing a certain type of film:

“When Boaz Yakin did Fresh in 1994, all of a sudden it was like, ‘Who is this Jewish motherf**ker telling our stories?’ He’s the Jewish motherf**ker who wrote the story, that’s who. If you got a story like that in you, tell it.”

First and foremost, when it comes to all of the dreadful n-word references in Django Unchained, the last person anyone should be angry with is Quentin Tarantino.

“These stories must be told. Yet they still want to turn around and go, ‘F— Quentin Tarantino, he don’t know s— about it,’ but if Spike (Lee), the Hughes brothers or Carl Franklin had done it, it would have been right? Look, Quentin has this master storytelling ability, and a lot of criticism from a lot of people is straight bulls— jealousy because they can’t do it themselves.”

Despite his legendary career, which has included many controversial parts, Jackson tells Playboy magazine that he has limitations to what he will do onscreen — and the answer may surprise you.

So, what does Jackson consider to be off limits? According to the actor, any part that needs him to cross-dress and kiss a male co-star will not happen – at least not in the near future.

While it’s not impossible to picture Jackson dressed as a woman — he claims he’s worried his followers wouldn’t accept him as a cross-dresser — his decision caught us off guard.

“Probably dress up as a woman and kiss another guy. I don’t think people want to see me do that. [Quentin Tarantino] hasn’t asked me, but you know what? If it’s done right and the story is good, I might,” said Jackson to Playboy.

On learning about birds and bees,

“As a kid, I spent summers on my grandfather’s sister’s farm down in Georgia, with her cows, chickens and all her kids and me running up and down dirt roads, feeling all that freedom. I saw things fu**ing from the time I was three, four years old.”

He also criticizes the president’s attempt to be all things to all people. He believes Obama should lead by example and do the crucial things, such as not dropping the Gs at the end of sentences.

“First of all, we know it ain’t because of his blackness, so I say stop trying to ‘relate.’ Be a leader. Be f—ing presidential,” Jackson said. “Look, I grew up in a society where I could say ‘It ain’t’ or ‘What it be’ to my friends. But when I’m out presenting myself to the world as me, who graduated from college, who had family who cared about me, who has a well-read background, I f—ing conjugate.”

In the dramatic arts, heterosexuality has certain advantages:

“I took a public-speaking class to help with my stuttering, and all of a sudden I found myself being part of a theater group. It was like, click — this is where I should’ve been all along. Not to mention that when I showed up, six of the nine guys were gay, so I saw all these girls, they saw me and it was like, bing! So s**t kind of changed for me in that way.”