Quentin Tarantino
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Podcast Appearances
Oh, no, no. One of the things we talked about, we had a little theory about it, was that gave us a bit of a superpower when we were first brought into... Once we established ourselves, the people knew, you read our scripts, so you knew we had something to offer. We would walk into rooms and we realized that... And look, I'm not here to make fun of Hollywood executives. Some of those guys...
Oh, no, no. One of the things we talked about, we had a little theory about it, was that gave us a bit of a superpower when we were first brought into... Once we established ourselves, the people knew, you read our scripts, so you knew we had something to offer. We would walk into rooms and we realized that... And look, I'm not here to make fun of Hollywood executives. Some of those guys...
Oh, no, no. One of the things we talked about, we had a little theory about it, was that gave us a bit of a superpower when we were first brought into... Once we established ourselves, the people knew, you read our scripts, so you knew we had something to offer. We would walk into rooms and we realized that... And look, I'm not here to make fun of Hollywood executives. Some of those guys...
They're really, really terrible. All right? Some of the... When they go through the sausage factory, oftentimes they get better. Believe it or not. But the thing is, though, you'd walk in there and... You don't become... this super successful executive by being doubling down on your own opinions. You kind of want to get the temperature and get a consensus going on. You're not the maverick.
They're really, really terrible. All right? Some of the... When they go through the sausage factory, oftentimes they get better. Believe it or not. But the thing is, though, you'd walk in there and... You don't become... this super successful executive by being doubling down on your own opinions. You kind of want to get the temperature and get a consensus going on. You're not the maverick.
They're really, really terrible. All right? Some of the... When they go through the sausage factory, oftentimes they get better. Believe it or not. But the thing is, though, you'd walk in there and... You don't become... this super successful executive by being doubling down on your own opinions. You kind of want to get the temperature and get a consensus going on. You're not the maverick.
That's not how people establish themselves as executives. The D girl doesn't become the head of the development process by, you know, being the punk rock person who's, you know.
That's not how people establish themselves as executives. The D girl doesn't become the head of the development process by, you know, being the punk rock person who's, you know.
That's not how people establish themselves as executives. The D girl doesn't become the head of the development process by, you know, being the punk rock person who's, you know.
Shooting for the plimsolls. They're looking for a Rolling Stone. But. Film people, film geeks and film, you know, film buffs. The one thing they have is their opinion and they have spent years defining their opinion and they almost have nothing to show for their dedication to cinema other than their highly evolved opinion. So you put them in a room and say, well, what would you do?
Shooting for the plimsolls. They're looking for a Rolling Stone. But. Film people, film geeks and film, you know, film buffs. The one thing they have is their opinion and they have spent years defining their opinion and they almost have nothing to show for their dedication to cinema other than their highly evolved opinion. So you put them in a room and say, well, what would you do?
Shooting for the plimsolls. They're looking for a Rolling Stone. But. Film people, film geeks and film, you know, film buffs. The one thing they have is their opinion and they have spent years defining their opinion and they almost have nothing to show for their dedication to cinema other than their highly evolved opinion. So you put them in a room and say, well, what would you do?
Well, it's about time you asked me. And then you and then all of a sudden you take the strong point of view. And the term in Hollywood is he who has the strongest point of view in the room wins. And executives don't have the strongest point of view. But the maverick artist who only can hear the sound of his own voice, he definitely has the strongest point of view. But it's refreshing to them.
Well, it's about time you asked me. And then you and then all of a sudden you take the strong point of view. And the term in Hollywood is he who has the strongest point of view in the room wins. And executives don't have the strongest point of view. But the maverick artist who only can hear the sound of his own voice, he definitely has the strongest point of view. But it's refreshing to them.
Well, it's about time you asked me. And then you and then all of a sudden you take the strong point of view. And the term in Hollywood is he who has the strongest point of view in the room wins. And executives don't have the strongest point of view. But the maverick artist who only can hear the sound of his own voice, he definitely has the strongest point of view. But it's refreshing to them.
I had a really interesting situation where I had a guy who was an executive who actually directed a movie. And he was talking about like, oh, I've seen these jokers out there. And, you know, what they do isn't so special. I think I could do it. And so he finds a book and then they adapt it. And now he's doing the movie. And he's getting through it. Everything's working fine.
I had a really interesting situation where I had a guy who was an executive who actually directed a movie. And he was talking about like, oh, I've seen these jokers out there. And, you know, what they do isn't so special. I think I could do it. And so he finds a book and then they adapt it. And now he's doing the movie. And he's getting through it. Everything's working fine.
I had a really interesting situation where I had a guy who was an executive who actually directed a movie. And he was talking about like, oh, I've seen these jokers out there. And, you know, what they do isn't so special. I think I could do it. And so he finds a book and then they adapt it. And now he's doing the movie. And he's getting through it. Everything's working fine.
He's getting through it. And then he realizes the difference between himself and a director because he's dealing with another director about something. Because he's an executive. So he's dealing with another director about another movie. And he asks him a very important question about his movie. And the way he answers it, he realized the difference between him and that director.
He's getting through it. And then he realizes the difference between himself and a director because he's dealing with another director about something. Because he's an executive. So he's dealing with another director about another movie. And he asks him a very important question about his movie. And the way he answers it, he realized the difference between him and that director.