explicitly cast generic type parameters to any interface

In Generics FAQ: Best Practices says :

The compiler will let you explicitly cast generic type parameters to any interface, but not to a class:

interface ISomeInterface
{...}
class SomeClass
{...}
class MyClass<T> 
{
   void SomeMethod(T t)
   {
      ISomeInterface obj1 = (ISomeInterface)t;//Compiles
      SomeClass      obj2 = (SomeClass)t;     //Does not compile
   }
}

I see limitation reasonable for both, classes and interfaces, unless the class/interface is not specified as constraint type.

So why such behavior, why it is allowed for interfaces ?