Samuel L. Jackson talks about his Django Unchained character

In the current issue of Total Film magazine (out now, and available for just £1.99 on your iPad ), Samuel L. Jackson makes for one tough subject in The Total Film Interview.

As he’s officially the biggest box-office star of all time (with $9bn in worldwide box-office receipts to his name), we had plenty to grill him on, and here’s an sneaky excerpt of what he had to say about Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained :

What’s his [ Jackson’s character, Stephen ] relationship with Django?

“None. He hates him. They don’t like each other. They have a very contentious relationship. Partly because Django’s free, and partly because it’s black-on-black crime. That’s all it is.

“I see him and I don’t like him. He sees me and he doesn’t like me. I have a lot of power. I’ll say that. I’m a slave with a lot of power, which is not a good combination.”

You’re the slave of Leonardo DiCaprio’s plantation owner, Calvin Candie. Is Candie a badass?

“Not really. Calvin Candie runs a pretty interesting plantation that’s the biggest cotton plantation in Mississippi. I essentially run the plantation.

“I’m his eyes and ears when he’s not around, or even when he is around, because his major concern is Mandingo fighting. He raises fighters; guys who kill each other.”

Django Unchained opens in the UK on 28 January 2013, after opening in the US on 25 December 2012.

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