I’m basically like, you know, learned pretty quickly the guy who throws the first punch usually wins, so when people gave me a hard time I just punched them.
QUENTIN TARANTINOOne can be inclined to just say, “F this political correctness! I don’t have time for that!”
More Quentin Tarantino Quotes
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I try not to get analytical in the writing process. I try to just kind of keep the flow from my brain to my hand as far as the pen is concerned and go with the moment and go with my guts.
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I have loved movies as the number one thing in my life so long that I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t.
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To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.
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I don’t believe in putting in music as a band aid to get you over some rough parts or bad film making. If it’s there it’s got to add to it or take it to another level.
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You 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.
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I steal from every movie ever made.
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I want to risk hitting my head on the ceiling of my talent. I want to really test it out and say: O.K., you’re not that good. You just reached the level here. I don’t ever want to fail, but I want to risk failure every time out of the gate.
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Don’t write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what’s in your heart.
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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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It’s nice to get invited to the parties and to be able to hobnob and celebrate a job well done with your colleagues.
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My parents said, Oh, he’s going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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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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My only obligation is to my characters. And they came from where I have been.
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L.A. is so big that if you don’t actually live in Hollywood, you might as well be from a different planet.
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The good ideas will survive.
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