Best Quentin Tarantino Quotes
“Cinema is my religion. When I make a film, it’s everything to me, and I’m ready to give my life for it.”
“I don’t make films that bring people together. I make films about which their opinions differ, often radically.”
It really bothers me if my film is not eagerly awaited. I want people to expect a masterpiece from me - and for these expectations to be met
“Being influential is such a pleasure. Film critics no longer review my films, but enter into intellectual competition with me, boasting about all the references and footnotes they could find. Even if they came up with half of them themselves.”
“Until I finished the first scene of Inglourious Basterds, the best thing I had written was the dialogue about the Sicilians in True Love.” I simply couldn't believe that Christopher Walken was so faithful to every word of my script. I was blown away!”
“You turn on the movie and most of the time you know, or at least guess, where it’s going. But there are films that refuse to play by the rules, and my films are just like that: sometimes rough, sometimes tough, but ultimately pleasing to the eye."
“Music and cinema are closely connected for me. When I write a script, one of my first tasks is always to find the music that will play during the opening scene."
Kill Bill is a brutal film, no doubt about it. But this is a Tarantino film! You don't ask to turn down the volume when you're at a Metallica concert.
“I don’t think that my viewer is stupider or inferior to me. I am my own and main spectator."
“I steal something from every movie I watch. Great artists don’t engage in dedications—they just steal.”
“When a girl starts to like me seriously, I show her Rio Bravo. And let her just try not to love this film!
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If you want to make a film, don't delay it. Don't rely on gifts, don't wait for ideal circumstances - just do it
“I don’t want to become an older filmmaker, because my filmography is sacred to me. Directors don't get better with age, and one bad film ruins the impact of three good ones. So if I end up making only ten but great films, I’ll be happy with that.”
“And I also want that in ten, or twenty, or thirty years, some twelve-year-old kid who decides to watch a Quentin Tarantino film can choose any of them and not be disappointed.”
If I considered myself a writer, I would not write scripts, but novels
“My plan for the future is to retire from directing in time and buy myself a cinema in some small town. And work there as a manager - as befits an old, out-of-mind cinephile.”
“I have nothing to be ashamed of - I write about what I know, and I consider it my version of the truth. Part of my talent is that my characters talk the way real people talk in real life. And if I owe anything to anyone, it’s only to my heroes.”
“If you love cinema enough, you have the potential to make a good film.”
“I didn’t go to film school—I went to the movies.”
Results of the week - in quotes from Quentin Tarantino films
Quentin Tarantino. Photo: Gage Skidmore
On March 27, director Quentin Tarantino turns 58 years old. Many film critics consider Tarantino, whose star already graces the Hollywood Walk of Fame, to be one of the greatest directors of all time, and most of his films have become cult classics. The American’s track record includes 37 awards won at the most famous film festivals in the world, including two Oscars. We end this week with a quote from Quentin Tarantino's films.
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“I know how you and I will be - there’s no way we’ll be with you!”
"Pulp Fiction"
This week marked the 103rd anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Belarusian People's Republic. Today, the historical event, thanks to which Belarus at one time received the status of a separate republic in the USSR, for various reasons is not an officially recognized holiday, although it is celebrated annually as Freedom Day. This year, the official authorities not only did not give permission to carry out any actions dedicated to the memorable day, but also made a number of efforts and arrests to prevent opponents of Alexander Lukashenko from celebrating March 25 on a grand scale.
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“Let's develop a communication system. If an elbow lands on your face, it means it’s time for you to shut up. It's clear?"
"The Hateful Eight"
This week the conflict between Belarus and neighboring Poland continued. Warsaw does not agree with the detention of Anzhelika Borys, since, according to the Polish side, this contradicts Belarus’ international obligations to protect national minorities. The Belarusian Prosecutor General's Office, in turn, announced the initiation of a criminal case against “the chairman of the so-called union of Poles, unregistered in Belarus, and other persons” who are suspected of committing a number of illegal actions on the territory of our country.
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“In Africa, you have to remember this: elephants are dangerous, leopards are dangerous, the black mamba is the most dangerous.”
"Kill Bill 2"
This week it became known about the detention of Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The AFTRADE company, led by Zingman and which confirmed the detention of a Belarusian citizen, supplies domestic equipment to the markets of Africa, India and Saudi Arabia. The African publication Daily Maverick claims that Zingman was a weapons dealer. And African investigative authorities have suspicions that Alexander Zingman is involved in arms trafficking. In particular, he is accused of organizing transactions for Rosoboronexport.
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“If you are sick, don’t forget to take your medications on time!”
"Sin City"
The intensity of the next (third) wave of coronavirus will not be higher than in the autumn. At least that’s what Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich thinks. He confirmed that in the past week, doctors again began to record a slight upward trend in the number of cases. At the same time, Pinevich said that there is not much time left until the release of the Belarusian vaccine - its first sample may appear by the end of August.
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"I'm as serious as a heart attack."
"Jackie Brown"
This week saw one of the worst traffic jams in global economic history when the 400-metre container ship Ever Given, en route from China to Rotterdam, ran aground in the middle of the Suez Canal due to a sandstorm. Experts predict that it could take several weeks to refloat the container ship, and economists estimate that every hour cargo ships are blocked in the Suez Canal costs global trade $400 million in revenue.
