Quentin Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 27, 1963. His mother, Connie McHugh, was a nurse, and his father, Tony Tarantino, was an actor and musician. Quentin’s parents divorced when he was four, and he was raised by his mother in Los Angeles.
As a child, Quentin was a big fan of movies, particularly those that were considered “B-movies” or “grindhouse” films. He would often go to the movies with his mother, and his early favorites included The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Escape from New York.
In his teens, Quentin began working at Video Archives, a now-defunct video store in Manhattan Beach, California. It was there that he developed his love for cinema, and he would often spend his shifts watching movies instead of working. He also began writing screenplays during this time, although none of them were ever produced.
After high school, Quentin briefly attended Los Angeles City College with the intention of studying screenwriting. However, he dropped out after just one semester. He then began working various odd jobs, including as a janitor at an adult theater, before landing his first major job in the film industry as a production assistant on the 1987 film My Best Friend’s Birthday.
Quentin Tarantino made his directorial debut with the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. The film, which was originally planned as a 25-minute short, tells the story of a group of criminals who plan and execute a diamond heist, and the events that unfold after the robbery goes wrong.
Reservoir Dogs was a critical and commercial success, and it helped to launch Tarantino’s career as a writer and director. He followed up with the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, which tells a series of interconnected stories about crime and violence in Los Angeles. The film was an even bigger success than Reservoir Dogs, winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and becoming one of the most popular and influential films of the 1990s.
Tarantino has directed eight films in total: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Django Unchained (2012). He has also written and produced several films, including the 2006 film Hostel and the 2009 film Inglorious Basterds.
Quentin Tarantino is known for his distinctive filmmaking style, which combines elements of grindhouse, exploitation, and martial arts films. He often uses non-linear storytelling, and his films are known for their sharp dialogue, black humor, and graphic violence.
Tarantino is also known for his dedication to film preservation. He is a vocal proponent of film preservation and restoration, and he has helped to preserve and restore several films, including The Three Musketeers (1973), The WarRIORS (1979), and The Evil Dead (1981).
Tarantino is one of the most popular and respected filmmakers of our time, and his films have had a significant impact on popular culture. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential filmmakers of our generation.
1. “I realized I should be the weakest link in my chain. And that will make me be stronger, I’ll make me run faster.” – Quentin Tarantino
2. “I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.” – Quentin Tarantino
3. “The good ideas will survive.” – Quentin Tarantino
4. “Just because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character.” – Quentin Tarantino
5. “Movies are not about the weekend that they’re released, and in the grand scheme of things, that’s probably the most unimportant time of a film’s life.” – Quentin Tarantino
6. “I grandiose my way out of fear.” – Quentin Tarantino
7. “Don’t write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what’s in your heart.” – Quentin Tarantino
8. “I want to risk hitting my head on the ceiling of my talent. I want to really test it out and say: Ok 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.” – Quentin Tarantino
9. “I don’t think there’s anything to be afraid of. Failure brings great rewards — in the life of an artist.” – Quentin Tarantino
10. “If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.” – Quentin Tarantino
11. “Keepin’ you at a disadvantage, is a advantage I intend to keep.” – Quentin Tarantino
12. “I couldn’t spell anything. I couldn’t remember anything, but I could go to a movie and I knew who starred in it, who directed it, everything.” – Quentin Tarantino
13. “A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.” – Quentin Tarantino
14. “I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.” – Quentin Tarantino
15. “My movies are painfully personal, but I’m never trying to let you know how personal they are. It’s my job to make it be personal, and also to disguise that so only I or the people who know me know how personal it is. ‘Kill Bill’ is a very personal movie.” – Quentin Tarantino
16. “Gentlemen you had my curiosity… but now you have my attention.” – Quentin Tarantino
17. “Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It’s just another color to work with.” – Quentin Tarantino
18. “In real life there are no bad guys. Everybody just has their own perspective.” – Quentin Tarantino
19. “There are two ways: my way and the highway.” – Quentin Tarantino
20. “That’s when you know you’ve found somebody really special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably share silence. Pulp Fiction” – Quentin Tarantino
21. “Personality goes a long way.” – Quentin Tarantino
22. “I don’t believe you should stay onstage until people are begging you to get off. I like the idea of leaving them wanting a bit more.” – Quentin Tarantino
23. “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.” – Quentin Tarantino
24. “One of the privileges you have of living the life of an artist and creating your own world and everything is the fact that, in-between times, you can kind of spend them however you want.” – Quentin Tarantino
25. “If 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 Tarantino
