To 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 TARANTINOI write movies about mavericks, about people who break rules, and I don’t like movies about people who are pulverised for being mavericks.
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As a viewer, the minute I start getting confused, I check out of the movie. Emotionally, I’m severed.
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You name any horrific thing, and I can make a joke out of it.
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I steal from every movie ever made.
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When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘no, I went to films.’
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I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.
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There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.
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To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.
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When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.
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The easiest way to kill a cult is to make that cult accessible.
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I’ve always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they’re basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I’d make for you at home.
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A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.
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In real life there are no bad guys. Everybody just has their own perspective.
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If I’ve made it a little easier for artists to work in violence, great! I’ve accomplished something.
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Emotion 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.
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I don’t believe in elitism. I don’t think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience.
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