Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American director, writer, and actor. His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, an aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts consisting of established and lesser-known performers, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, and features of neo-noir film. His career began in the late 1980s, when he wrote and directed My Best Friend's Birthday, the screenplay of which formed the basis for True Romance.
Los Angeles is so big that if you don't actually live in Hollywood, you might as well be from a different planet.
Los AngelesQuentin TarantinoWhen people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'
MoviesQuentin TarantinoSure, Kill Bill's a violent movie. But it's a Tarantino movie. You don't go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.
Quentin Tarantino