Quentin Tarantino
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Podcast Appearances
And even though I drive to Los Angeles, one, I got to not worry about this job anymore. I got to just move to Hollywood. I got to get involved there. I got to meet other people that are in the business. And if I have to work manpower jobs, you know, where you just work like four days at this place and four days at that place. Well, then that's fine.
And even though I drive to Los Angeles, one, I got to not worry about this job anymore. I got to just move to Hollywood. I got to get involved there. I got to meet other people that are in the business. And if I have to work manpower jobs, you know, where you just work like four days at this place and four days at that place. Well, then that's fine.
And even though I drive to Los Angeles, one, I got to not worry about this job anymore. I got to just move to Hollywood. I got to get involved there. I got to meet other people that are in the business. And if I have to work manpower jobs, you know, where you just work like four days at this place and four days at that place. Well, then that's fine.
And by the way, I shouldn't be making money until I'm making money doing what I want to do. Hmm. Not that that was ever a danger. All right. But then, you know, the next thing I knew, you know, I moved out of the South Bay. And then I couldn't move into Hollywood. I couldn't afford Hollywood, but I could afford Koreatown. And that was close enough.
And by the way, I shouldn't be making money until I'm making money doing what I want to do. Hmm. Not that that was ever a danger. All right. But then, you know, the next thing I knew, you know, I moved out of the South Bay. And then I couldn't move into Hollywood. I couldn't afford Hollywood, but I could afford Koreatown. And that was close enough.
And by the way, I shouldn't be making money until I'm making money doing what I want to do. Hmm. Not that that was ever a danger. All right. But then, you know, the next thing I knew, you know, I moved out of the South Bay. And then I couldn't move into Hollywood. I couldn't afford Hollywood, but I could afford Koreatown. And that was close enough.
And literally the minute I kind of moved out there, I met a guy who wrote โ low-budget horror movies and then through him I met other guys that wrote low-budget horror movies and this guy who directs a few low-budget horror and this guy who produces a couple. But yeah, you meet one person and that introduces you to three other people.
And literally the minute I kind of moved out there, I met a guy who wrote โ low-budget horror movies and then through him I met other guys that wrote low-budget horror movies and this guy who directs a few low-budget horror and this guy who produces a couple. But yeah, you meet one person and that introduces you to three other people.
And literally the minute I kind of moved out there, I met a guy who wrote โ low-budget horror movies and then through him I met other guys that wrote low-budget horror movies and this guy who directs a few low-budget horror and this guy who produces a couple. But yeah, you meet one person and that introduces you to three other people.
Now all of a sudden I actually knew people who were actually making movies. And the thing about it was it was like... Also, well, if these guys can do it, I can do it because they weren't too special.
Now all of a sudden I actually knew people who were actually making movies. And the thing about it was it was like... Also, well, if these guys can do it, I can do it because they weren't too special.
Now all of a sudden I actually knew people who were actually making movies. And the thing about it was it was like... Also, well, if these guys can do it, I can do it because they weren't too special.
Yeah. And and then literally it wasn't like everything changed. But like within a year and a half from moving out of the South Bay and moving into the Hollywood area, within a year and a half, I was finally able to make a living as a as a writer. You know, getting like $7,000 for this rewrite on this script over here, $4,000 for this polish over here, another $10,000 for this rewrite over here.
Yeah. And and then literally it wasn't like everything changed. But like within a year and a half from moving out of the South Bay and moving into the Hollywood area, within a year and a half, I was finally able to make a living as a as a writer. You know, getting like $7,000 for this rewrite on this script over here, $4,000 for this polish over here, another $10,000 for this rewrite over here.
Yeah. And and then literally it wasn't like everything changed. But like within a year and a half from moving out of the South Bay and moving into the Hollywood area, within a year and a half, I was finally able to make a living as a as a writer. You know, getting like $7,000 for this rewrite on this script over here, $4,000 for this polish over here, another $10,000 for this rewrite over here.
Well, shit, I mean, I would make $10,000 a year through all my 20s before that point. So if I can make $15,000 from writing, oh my God, that was the greatest thing in the world.
Well, shit, I mean, I would make $10,000 a year through all my 20s before that point. So if I can make $15,000 from writing, oh my God, that was the greatest thing in the world.
Well, shit, I mean, I would make $10,000 a year through all my 20s before that point. So if I can make $15,000 from writing, oh my God, that was the greatest thing in the world.
It's the realizing it's possible, but it's also a situation where it's like, as opposed to talking to your buddies about comedy in Minnesota, your buddies who like comedy. No, you're at the comedy store and you're dealing with comedians every fucking night. And you're in the place where the shit happens and you're hearing how the laughs work. But also he's like... You know what's going on.
It's the realizing it's possible, but it's also a situation where it's like, as opposed to talking to your buddies about comedy in Minnesota, your buddies who like comedy. No, you're at the comedy store and you're dealing with comedians every fucking night. And you're in the place where the shit happens and you're hearing how the laughs work. But also he's like... You know what's going on.