Quentin Tarantino Reveals the Real-Life Inspiration for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Quentin Tarantino talks about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the real people who inspired Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio's characters in the movie and growing up in Los Angeles.
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Imagine how good a podcast would be of just Quentin talking about movies and stories
Quentin says he'll be retiring after a couple more movies and that suggestion, the podcast about movies/film history/film nerd life, that's my dream retirement for him. It'd be incredible. He's incredibly knowledgeable!
Yes. It's really crazy that he hasn't been on the Joe Rogan Experience yet!
BBC Radio 1 has a great interview it’s Tarantino. You can find it on YT.
Chris McKyle Episode 15: Feet!
This episode is just that, almost three hours of it: thenewbev.com/blog/2019/07/pure-cinema-podcast-july-2019-with-quentin-tarantino/
he should really get a podcast, I could listen to him geek out over movies for *hours*
He's too wealthy to do podcasting.
Hes a guest on a few podcasts if u look up his name on spotify
wait til he's old man.... let him make art for now, and then when he's 70 he'll do a lot of talking
アンダーソン Well according to him he’s only making one more movie so he’s retiring sooner than you thought
God yes!
Props to Seth for letting Tarantino just share his stories without cutting him off
What EVERY OTHER talk show host should do.
Take a look at Graham Norton, for example. He does follow that rule of not cutting off the guests as they talk.
This man is incapable of being boring.
cocaine is a helluva drug
He reminds me of Ned Flanders, he is never bored
John Coleman but the movie stinks
@sawadee, 5 GG nominations, but as a movie fan I can respect your opinion. I can’t put myself down as a movie buff, not when I know just how incredibly knowledgeable he is.
All that nuance.
I personally was on the edge of my seat, the tension, knowing the history of the horror of what happened. This is what he would have wanted it to be, not perfect, but very satisfying for the viewer. Hence it’s a fairytale, and called Once upon a time...
I thought the performances were excellent, I would put that at least partly down to the excellent relationship he has with those around him.
His enthusiasm must be infectious.
For me personally, it was Brad Pitt’s best performance I’ve seen from him.
My favourite part was Bruce Lee, remember his parents sent him to the US because of his involvement in gang violence in Hong Kong, what a homage to a legend.
I’ll put it to you this way, I simply wouldn’t miss a Star Wars movie while it’s in the Cinema, but I’d enjoy one of his creations ultimately with way more satisfaction.
What are your favourites?
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
@Gamer Rage, for me the longer it when on the greater the tension, you the viewer knows about the infamous evil of the tragedy, while they are oblivious.
He goes to great lengths to make the distinction between violence or threat of violence in a movie, versus real life violence.
He says as much in this interview re his mother’s response to other parents censorship.
There are many layers to his movies.
This man is still a child in so many ways.
This is why I love his movies so much.
Mark Verschell if more people kept hold of a childish glee about life the world would be a much more awesome place
Yeah he’s definitely a childlike geek which is his gift and his curse I guess.
On one hand his enthusiasm and passion for cinema is unparalleled, on the other hand his movies can sometimes feel immature and the misconduct + controversy he’s involved in can seem pretty baffling coming from a man of his age.
I’m still a fan of him though. But the manchild personality (and possibly a form of autism, as some people argue) has its pros and its cons. I feel a similar way with Kanye West in the music world.
Yes. Pulp Fiction was very good. Thats it.
he's extremely passionate about stuff he's doing, couple of weeks ago i rewatched pulp fiction and on the extra content, there was a clip of them shooting that dance scene and you could see Uma and Travolta dancing and the camera guy behind them shooting and beside the camera guy there was Tarantino doing the same dance and just having fun, idk it was such a fun moment
Kaizer-Man Autistic? Immature feeling movies? The hell are you talking about?!
I love how 9 year old Quentin asked his mom "what's your thought process behind this?"
Always has been and always will be the greatest dialogue writer of all times.
Not definitely number one of all time but he is up there for sure
Steven zallian would be a lot better of a writer
Nahh ur just worshipping him too much typical white fanboy
With most people I would assume they were paraphrasing. 9 year old Quentin probably used those exact words. XD
You guys that said he is not number one or he is not even one of the best. Do you mind to share who are the guys that's better or on pair with him at that field? Because I really enjoy his movies dialogues, and if there's something better than it, I really want to know
He’s got to be talking about Kurt Russell
More like Bruce Dern!
I was thinking it happened a while ago, it’s gotta be David Carradine
eternal life
It was based on Burt Reynolds
@@annetteh99 ....No, Burt hadn't worked with QT before OUPTH. I think it was Kurt Russell. I believe QT even said that in his first round of publicity when the movie came out last summer.
Mrs Tarantino sounds like the world's greatest mum
Kids were raised differently in those days. He and I are about the same age (he's 56, I'm 52) and the prevailing attitude when we were growing up was "watch what you wanna watch/listen to what you wanna listen to" etc. Maybe we should go back to that a bit and not be such micromanagers with our kids.
I disagree. A little kid shouldn't see Deliverance.
@@artturnerjr My parents are raising me that way right now. They don't care what I watch as long as it's not porn
He is so incredibly sweet and passionate, people don’t credit him enough on that
Oh, we do, and you can especially feel it through his films alone. You should read critic reviews.
Yeah, the guy who literally only makes movies chock-full of incredibly graphic violence is "sweet".
@@hanburgundy4317 have you even seen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood or Jackie Brown? 2/9 arent violent, and for a violent director, that's a pretty good ratio.
@@wisco9er536 OUATIH was beyond boring. Almost three hours of meandering trash, ending with a crazed hippy screaming bloody murder for five minutes while being torn apart by a pitbull. Yeah, not violent AT ALL.
@@hanburgundy4317 the only violent thing about OUATIH was a like a 10 second head smashing. Of course, that's what you focus on, when there was almost 3 hours of other things going on. I think you have what is called a deficiency in attention. You cant focus on stories.
Edit: I've seen more violence in It Chapter Two 😂😂
The news statement that Quentin talked about is so true. People get pissed over movies showing this and that when everyday local, nationwide, and international news stations show bad/touchy things as well.
This guy is so passionate about film. Amazing.
Love Quentin!!!
Met him about 8 years ago in NOLA.... He's the biggest celebrity i ever met and the coolest..actually talked to me and my friend!
Lol im silly so i went up to him and said you look like Quentin Tarantino...wait you are!!!
And he was like yes...damn nice to meet you
Super real and himself in every single interview. Never puts a mask on his face. Very noble person
Love Quentins interviews he is strangely cool as hell .
Tarantino's mom:"Its just a movie"
Quentin Tarantino:"Challenge accepted"
This comment is underrated i think Tarantino showed that movies are not just movies by acting like they are just movies
I love how he can just be asked anything simple that could lead to a small talk and go "Uh, yeah. See, I was thinking the other day..." And build a whole story from there. Would love to talk to him for a while
I bet that old-timey actor was Kurt Russell.
Actually I'm thinking Burt Reynolds, RIP to a legend, he was originally going to play the role Bruce Dern played. But you could be right ✌🏽😎✌🏽 love love love this movie!!
yep and there's a meta aspect too because he cast Kurt to play a guy receiving that favor from the actor
You mean Dick Warlock?
@Jacob Koehler true! it could also be John Casino?! I mean... I saw on IMDB that he was Kurt's stunt double for Death Proof, The Hateful Eight, Vanilla Sky, Soldier and several others...
Yes yes yes.
Everyone in the comment section was talking about how great Quentin is (which is 120% true) but can we please appreciate his mom? I always find it funny that some people are so concerned that certain movies (or any art) are "bad" for some age groups. Well you know what's harmful? Real life and this society. It's so much more than a movie but "it's just a movie"
One of the main reasons why I love Tarantino's movies is his scripts, I dunno any other screenwriter as good as Quentin. On his latest film Once Upon a Time in hollywood, I enjoyed it, and I must admitt that Leo DiCaprio became one of my favourite actors thanks to this Quentin's new movie.
What did you think of Leo’s performance in Django Unchained?
@@fredrickjrkulatunga I liked it however, I totally fell in love with him because of his Jordan Belfort's role in the Wolf of Wall Street. On that film, do you think he deserved to win the Oscar for that role?
@@sebastianalegria3401 He's been in too many films that deserved an Oscar for his performances, glad he finally got one, but I think his portrayal of Calvin Candie in Django was exceptional, to answer your question, yes, I do think he deserved to win an Oscar for The Wolf of Wall Street, that film and many more
@@fredrickjrkulatunga what do you think of Margot Robbie as actress?
@@sebastianalegria3401 I think she's fantastic! I still haven't seen her performance in I, Tonya, heard she does an amazing job in that film
I just saw the movie. So awesome Quentin thank you so much!
The genuinely intense and exciting aura this man exudes while talking about his movies can tell you how much he is in love with the work he is doing.
There is no doubt about that! Movies are his life, and his movies are so good!
can see why the critics love the movie. very good movie with some deep social comment. thought it called out 'me too'. Hope QT keeps making movies
Quentin is a great storyteller, I can hear his stories for hours!
For anyone looking for a podcast of this guy, he did a whole mini-series called Quentin Tarantino's Feature Presentation. It's hosted by Amy Nicholson and on The Ringer podcast network. It's a GREAT mini series where he talks about his upbringing probably more than I have ever heard before, and I highly recommend it to any of his fans.
Dale Armstrong That is a cool podcast. Thanks for the heads up!
One of the smartest and most articulate, aspergers genius examples i have ever seen.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE Tarantino movie EVER!!!
I actually thought this movie was one of his better character studies. I really bought the relationship between the two leads which has not always been the case for me with Tarantino films.
blupunk01 I agree. That’s because it came from a real relationship. Too many times he steals ideas so there’s something off.
It was a great movie. I knew I was in the hands of real artists 10 minutes in and felt at ease in the cinema watching this in a way I haven't felt at ease watching a movie in the cinema in a long time.
@@aperson2730 yeah that sounds great..tell me, did you go to sleep when after 2 hours you realised hang on... theres no story here
@@davidpotts1778 You sort of have a point but it was beautiful to look at and really well acted in places
@@davidpotts1778 There was no story here? I think he literally explained the story.
I think the movie is one of his best. I can understand why 70mm was so important to him and the movie hinted about it when Sharon was watching her movie. The huge glasses she was wearing, how into the movie she was.. that was him.. how much he enjoys films that suck you in.. very cool movie. I am very appreciative for him sharing his vision.
'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is my new favorite Tarantino film.
The end fight scene is beyond perfect and priceless!
I consider you my brother then.
Quentin talks about seeing movies in a movie theater like people talk about seeing Hendrix set his guitar on fire at Montery or the Beatles at the Cavern Club.
When Quentin "I kinda started realising that I was allowed to see movies that the other kids in the class weren't allowed to see" that really hit me in the heart, my literal childhood
Me, too. I saw Jaws as a kid, freaking Jaws!
I exposed my daughter to Miyazaki films early (she quickly lost interest in Disney films), then Wes Anderson films and she watched her first Tarantino film at 11. She loved it. She's now being accepted into top art schools for animation. Warp your child's brain early, folks.
I once heard a story of someone who accidentally got their friend in trouble after they suggested the latter show Grave Of The Fireflies to the kids they were babysitting.
I don't know anyone who loves movies more than this guy
I've been debating letting my kids watch this movie, but Quentin just helped me make up my mind
I really hope and pray he doesn’t end it after 10 movies like he originally said. He’s quickly becoming folk legend. A god among movie directors!
Nah, I saw Once upon a time in Hollywood, the next one is definitely gonna be his swan song. The guy's phenomnal, don't get me wrong, but it's better to end on a high note. Tarantino's movies are showing some wear and tear.
Quickly becoming? Dude's been a folk legend for literal decades now
@Pat McCann I liked django why didn’t you like it? I still haven’t seen hateful 8. I love pulp,dogs and OUATIH
I always drag my feet with pop culture anything, but I just watched once upon a time in Hollywood and I am completely blown away. Talk about a movie that fucking delivers. I’ve never laugh cried with joy at ultra violence in my life, but this genius film maker made it happen. Bravo to Quentin, this is a fucking masterpiece.
We all know it was Bojack Horseman and Mr Peanutbutter.
brainflash1 good to see Bojack Horseman being mentioned in here :)
brainflash1 😄
Music With Bob Quentin Tarantalino really directed the hell out of that VR experience.
Erica! Get out of here
This guy breathes and exhales his love for movies. When you are passionate about something, you DO things right. That's why all his movies are so great
Thank you, Quentin's mom!
Quentin wow a masterpiece. Just watched it all the way to Batman and Robin at the end. And how many people never made it to the end credits with Batman and Robin. What! Cherry on top. So creative man!
People who do not like this film think Fast and furious are awsome movies.
Funny thing is I watched that Hobbs and Shaw movie right after watching Once upon, omg it was so trash compared to. Haha
dont really care for once upon a time too much but dont lump me in with the fast and furious people
Shows you're just as dumb with thbat conclusion
You are right. You are superior for having better taste. People who like other movies are trash. you are so fucking cool.
Do it, Quentin! Do a full episode of ‘Bounty Law’!
Apparently he's written eight or nine full episodes.
You got my vote!
Seth and Conan are my fave late night guys.
Big thank you to Quentin's mom.
Amen to the last thing he said... its a movie, nothing you see should be screwing you up, and yes, the news has far more potential to scar you than (almost) any movie
Too bad people these days aren’t like Quentin’s mom. She rocks.
That childhood story is gold
Brilliant and odd like all humans should have been.
One of the most light-hearted Quentin interviews ever.
“That’s not a lot of stuff you were learning in 3rd grade”
Uh, for him, yeah it was
Yeah that joke landed flat. Tarantino's genius mind was being moulded by the movies he was seeing from a young age. It wasn't a waste of time like Seth implies.
lol just look at the career it led to. if that doesn't prove formal education is overrated idk what does.
What a great interview! Quentin is a genius and Seth knows how to draw it out by asking the right questions! A pleasure to watch.
Nah. The line about getting a lack of education in the third grade, coupled with the fake laughing when Quentin told an analogy just shows what a prick Seth is...
Seth is typically a good interviewer but I think he must have gotten lost in Q’s mind because he was pretty rough with the questions and responses here.
I’d say he’s often a little rough unless it’s about SNL. His team should probably prep him better so his prompts are more natural. Colbert (who I also love) is bad at this too. Watch Jimmy Kimmel in comparison sometime. He is so good because he’s actually listening and engaging.
ligairi - Agreed. “Was your mom strict?” Terrible. That was the only time Tarantino was silent, trying to figure out how that question tied in with anything he was saying. Kimmel is an excellent interviewer and excellent with transitions. I agree.
No Seth was trying to change his way of speaking to match that of the guest.
Stephen H. Koontz I noticed the same thing and totally agree. These conversations are somewhat scripted, so Seth knew he would eventually get to the part of the story where he talks about what movies his mom would let him watch, but going from "this takes place around when you were a kid, WAS YOUR MOM STRICT???" Just doesn't sound like a human conversation
@@leogualtieri523 no, Seth's interviews are never scripted, he is the only interviewer who doesn't have note cards on his desk. He is the best of the lot.
I could listen to QT talk all day.
God he’s such a bad celebrity but such an incredible film nerd. It’s like watching the geeky kid who never talks be forced to give a presentation one day and he’s so into it and laughing at himself and the entire class is dead silent
Wdym “bad celebrity”?
My mom was the same way. She knew I knew right from wrong and knew just because I watched every b-horror flick I could, that I wasn't going to go out and kill people.
One if the world's few wildly original people.
Mr. Dragon Are you serious? I like Tarantino but almost all his best stuff have been copies of work he admires. Especially foreign films.
@@BbGun-lw5vi Didn't say anything about his films.
Mr. Dragon So he’s “wildly original” as a person but somehow his films are not?....Ok.
@@BbGun-lw5vi No, I didn't say anything about his films one way or another.
Mr. Dragon but if you’re talking about his originality, and Quentin expresses that through his films, aren’t you talking about them?
I think he came up with the idea during Death Proof with Kurt Russell. He even uses a lot of the same stuntmen/women from that movie. (Check the credits against Death Proof)
Tarantino is still enthusiastic, I think he'll have his own podcast eventually. His story about his childhood was funny.
I agree with his mother. I watch all kids of movies with my daughter. Some things disturbed her when she was young, but we talked about the situations, the characters, their motivations, why they made the choices they made, how they could have done better. I think movies can be a powerful teaching tool for children if you don't use the TV as a babysitter.
Anyone think that Quentin looks like a small Richard Kiel (Jaws from Bond)
Don’t miss QT on SNL explaining to Jimmy the strange link between "Reservoir Dogs" and "Golden Girls"!! 😂😂😂
"I was allowed to see movies that the other kids in my class couldn't"
It's incredible on how much I related to this same thing when I was much younger wow.
Channel Egghead relax who tf are u ur not some movie legend.
@@ip5799 He didn't say he was. He said he related to a legend.
Jalmari Nousiainen he’s saying that his parents were so cool that he could watch movies when he was young it’s just a weird flex
Among the last great auteurs. Please keep making movies.
IDK about everyone, but i would like to see "The 14 Fists of Macluskey" as the final Tarantino film XD
I would love to talk about movies with Tarantino. He is such a brilliant filmmaker and writer and I respect him for that.
I really do think he’s talking about Kurt Russel in this. Consider how Tarantino cast Russel as the stunt coordinator in OUATIH who Rick Dalton convinced (temporarily) to allow his stunt double Cliff in the show - similar to how unnamed actor convinced Tarantino to allow unnamed actor’s stuntman to be in the movie. And Kurt Russel also was the narrator in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood... seems like Tarantino would cast one of the inspirations for his film to be the narrator of it
That makes the most sense, but still I'm glad that Tarantino doesn't name, said "unnamed actor".
Just goes to show how a great story teller knows how much to tell and how much to leave to the imagination.
Tarantino is the best example of writing in your own comfortable pace instead just rushing and giving a shitty piece.
Man, this guy buzzes and bursts with thoughts and ideas! I mean, there's probably a certain amount of a little something involved, but still astonishing.
BlackAdder665 it annoys me so fucking much that people have forgotten what genuine passion looks like. This is how everyone should be talking about what they do. Enthusiasm. Sparkling eyes. Excitement. Joy. Speaks volumes about society when people assume someone can't be this happy, chatty and full of creativity without being either drunk or on drugs.
@@depressionbeard9882 I'm truly sorry. We are more or less on the same page and actually I would subscribe to what you say. My assumption is born out of disappointment, because when I was younger I admired several people for exactly what you've described: passion, excitement, enthusiasm, sparkling eyes etc., just to find out that those admirable traits were drug-induced or at least drug-enhanced. But I should actually not assume that this is the case with everybody.
@Rata 4U I don't know if I should be glad or envy you. I had 3 break-ups so far and each one hurt as hell. The only thing that changed is how I deal with the pain now.
@@BlackAdder665 I’m incredibly passionate about things I love, and I promise you that none of it is influenced by cocaine.
Actual inspiration for the ending is a real guy named Paul Crockett. Went up against Charlie and the family in the desert and won. Including a nighttime gun battle.
Crockett began to deprograme family members, including a Vietnam Veteran who was going to kill Charlie.
Had they not got busted in the desert, Charlie and others would have been dead.
I love Quentin Tarantino. I always try to watch his films in the theatre. I don't do that with any other director. Really cool dude.
I kind of wish inglorious Bastards was a mini series. He was planning on it being one but then changed to a movie at the last minute. It's a good movie but I really think it would have made an amazing mini series.
Quentin is THE BEST!
Man, Quentin is a great guy indeed
Quentin has this way of overthinking a scenario...he must have sleepless nights coming up with ideas
Anyone else really wish they could watch Bounty Law
There making a 5 episode mini series
Not at all.
I really hope he does it and leo plays in it all the people we seen from them bounty law cuts like the shieff to i like tht guy when and was action packed he would kill it tertino for tht put it on Netflix
"You never turn 'em in alive do ya Jake?"
I could listen to QT all day.
I was 14 when I went to see Inglorious Bastards by myself in the theater in Mexico lol. It felt weird because I was the only one there by the end my mother had finished her movie with my brother.
Lol was everybody bored or somethin???
When i saw Inglourious Basterds in the theater in 2009 i was 30 years old and i was the only one in the whole theater, i watched the movie by myself.
Fascinating interview, I love how he got the inspiration for the main character in the movie.
Definitely screwed him up in a good way. If that makes sense.
Gamer Rage watch the end of video
Lol he picked up a pretty serious foot fetish somewhere along the way too
@@non-binaryeugene733 foot fetish is more normal than what you think...just saying
Alpz21 That’s something someone with a foot fetish would say. I never understood it never will. It’s just feet.
Non-Binary Eugene It’s considered the most common one. There is likely a genetic predisposition to it, albeit with an environmental influence. It’s strange but not that strange nor rare.
This is the only quentin tarantino interview i have seen where he talks at a reasonable pace and isnt out of breath lol hes awesome
Same age as I am, but opposite coastline.
The way he's passionate about weird details is the same as I am. I'm sure we would have a lot to talk about.
5:21 "Quentin, it's a movie. There's nothing you're gonna see in a movie that's gonna screw you up. It's a damn movie!" "I'm actually more worried about you watching the news than I am a movie."
When it first came out it looked silly to me so I didn't go to the movies . Finally I saw it last night and it was great!!!!! I should have known because I like both Brad and Leo.
tarantino is amazing.
QUENTIN LOOKS GREAT!
This is the calmest I've ever seen him 😂
He's become less angry. Good for him.
Quentin is a national treasure. Could listen to him talk all day.
God bless Quentin Tarantino's mother.
rick dalton´s and cliff booth´s friendship was so great and pure
Keep being you. We love it.
Man I just really love hearing Quentin Tarantino talking about directing and movies, such a Perfect awesome great director
*He might finally win best director*
It's a shame that he doesn't every time he releases a movie.
Jeremy Stubbs Scorsese though...
Hearing what his mom said about films really puts so much perspective on his entire philosophy about film violence. Great stuff
5:23 Me when a certain group of people were complaining about Joker.
Man if people aren’t getting messed up over watching movies they obviously aren’t making them good enough.
Somehow he looks younger here
Surgery
Injections, etc
looks like hes eating carrots and drinking more waterv
He's doing what he's passionate about for a living, he has a hot wife who is pregnant with his child. No stress maybe
Heavy make up does that
I loved how that last question went on. Kind of like replying to the critics....ITS A MOVIE!!!
His mom’s message made become who he is, in a fuma twisted way. 😼
Wu Tang forever!
that explains a lot... good interview 😂
Tarantino always starts his sentence with "in particularly.."
And he adds a few "alrights" in there
Nathan Allen I love the way he says “alright”
"To one degree or another"