My only obligation is to my characters. And they came from where I have been.
QUENTIN TARANTINOMy only obligation is to my characters. And they came from where I have been.
QUENTIN TARANTINOMy plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I’ll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy.
QUENTIN TARANTINOL.A. is so big that if you don’t actually live in Hollywood, you might as well be from a different planet.
QUENTIN TARANTINOYou don’t have to know how to make a movie. If you truly love cinema with all your heart and with enough passion, you can’t help but make a good movie.
QUENTIN TARANTINOIf you want to make a movie, make it. Don’t wait for a grant, don’t wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it.
QUENTIN TARANTINOI don’t have to play the song all the way to the very end – I use it while it’s good and while it’s cool and while it’s exciting, and then I get out.
QUENTIN TARANTINOJust because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character.
QUENTIN TARANTINOTo me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I’m writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I’m going to play for the opening sequence.
QUENTIN TARANTINOAs a viewer, the minute I start getting confused, I check out of the movie. Emotionally, I’m severed.
QUENTIN TARANTINOIf you love cinema as much as I do, and not many people do, and if you are focused and actually have something to offer, you will get somewhere with it.
QUENTIN TARANTINOAll my movies are achingly personal.
QUENTIN TARANTINOViolence is one of the most fun things to watch.
QUENTIN TARANTINOViolence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It’s just another colour to work with.
QUENTIN TARANTINOEmotion will always win over coolness and cleverness. It’s when a scene works emotionally and it’s cool and clever, then it’s great. That’s what you want.
QUENTIN TARANTINOYou name any horrific thing, and I can make a joke out of it.
QUENTIN TARANTINOJust because I was at an anti-police brutality protest, doesn’t mean I’m anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.
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