“There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, ‘Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.’.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“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
“There are two ways: my way and the highway.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“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
“Just because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“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
“It’s nice to get invited to the parties and to be able to hobnob and celebrate a job well done with your colleagues.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“It’s very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people that had the faith in me to get their money back..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I’m writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I’m going to play for the opening sequence.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“One of the things about writing a novel is you can do it any way you want. It’s your voice that’s important and I see absolutely no reason why a screenplay can’t be the same. It makes it a hell of a lot easier when you’re the writer and the director.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“If there is something magic about the collaborations I have with actors it’s because I put the character first.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“I don’t think there’s anything to be afraid of. Failure brings great rewards – in the life of an artist.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“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
“If you have the passion to do it, and you do it and it doesn’t work out — I worked for 3 years on a 16mm movie that became nothing but guitar picks. And I was very disappointed when I realized it wasn’t any good. But it was my film school — and I actually got away really cheap. When it was all over I knew how to make a movie.” Quentin Tarantino
“My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I’ll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Don’t write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what’s in your heart..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“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.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“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
“Violence is a form of cinematic entertainment.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“To me, truth is the big thing. Constantly you’re writing something and you get to a place where your characters could go this way or that and I just can’t lie. The characters have gotta be true to themselves.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“In real life there are no bad guys. Everybody just has their own perspective.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“I won’t even think about acting in a role where I didn’t do a back story for a character.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“The easiest way to kill a cult is to make that cult accessible.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“When I’m writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I’m doing it, as I’m writing it..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Personality goes a long way.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I’ll be the manager. I’ll be the crazy old movie guy.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“You should be semi-embarrassed about certain people seeing your movie.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“If you go out and see a lot of movies in a given year, it’s really hard to come up with a top ten, because you saw a lot of stuff that you liked. A top 20 is easier. You probably get one masterpiece a year, and I don’t think you should expect more than one masterpiece a year, except in a really great year.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“I’ve always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“The good ideas will survive.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“As a viewer, the minute I start getting confused, I check out of the movie. Emotionally, I’m severed..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“That’s when you know you’ve found somebody really special. When you can just be quiet for a minute and comfortably share silence.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘No, I went to films.’.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It’s just another colour to work with.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“It’s very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people that had the faith in me to get their money back.” ― Quentin Tarantino
“Personality goes a long way..” ― Quentin Tarantino
“You always have to be keeping track, especially in this scenario [The Hateful Eight], of where everybody is. They’re pieces on a chess board.” ― Quentin Tarantino
