Robert Rodriguez

We both had films at the same time with first films, guys in black, action, violence. In fact, I had seen his movie already. My first film festival was a few months before that, the Telluride Film Festival and Reservoir Dogs was there, but Quentin couldn't be there. He was at Sundance earlier that year. And the guy who became my agent, he saw it.

We both had films at the same time with first films, guys in black, action, violence. In fact, I had seen his movie already. My first film festival was a few months before that, the Telluride Film Festival and Reservoir Dogs was there, but Quentin couldn't be there. He was at Sundance earlier that year. And the guy who became my agent, he saw it.

We both had films at the same time with first films, guys in black, action, violence. In fact, I had seen his movie already. My first film festival was a few months before that, the Telluride Film Festival and Reservoir Dogs was there, but Quentin couldn't be there. He was at Sundance earlier that year. And the guy who became my agent, he saw it.

He said, hey, you're going to like this guy, Quentin Tarantino. I told him about you. You're going to meet him. He's going to be in Toronto. Oh, cool, cool. Okay. And so I went ahead and saw his movie, Telluride. And I was like, holy shit, this guy's in black again, just like the mariachis dressed in black and action. I said, oh, we're going to like each other.

He said, hey, you're going to like this guy, Quentin Tarantino. I told him about you. You're going to meet him. He's going to be in Toronto. Oh, cool, cool. Okay. And so I went ahead and saw his movie, Telluride. And I was like, holy shit, this guy's in black again, just like the mariachis dressed in black and action. I said, oh, we're going to like each other.

He said, hey, you're going to like this guy, Quentin Tarantino. I told him about you. You're going to meet him. He's going to be in Toronto. Oh, cool, cool. Okay. And so I went ahead and saw his movie, Telluride. And I was like, holy shit, this guy's in black again, just like the mariachis dressed in black and action. I said, oh, we're going to like each other.

He's going to like my movie when he sees it. So then in Toronto we met, and we met first on a, because I knew I was going to be doing a panel discussion with him. They asked us to do a panel discussion about violence in movies in the 90s, even though it was only 92. So we're on a panel together, and that's where I met him. And he's like, hey, Robert, what your agent told me about you?

He's going to like my movie when he sees it. So then in Toronto we met, and we met first on a, because I knew I was going to be doing a panel discussion with him. They asked us to do a panel discussion about violence in movies in the 90s, even though it was only 92. So we're on a panel together, and that's where I met him. And he's like, hey, Robert, what your agent told me about you?

He's going to like my movie when he sees it. So then in Toronto we met, and we met first on a, because I knew I was going to be doing a panel discussion with him. They asked us to do a panel discussion about violence in movies in the 90s, even though it was only 92. So we're on a panel together, and that's where I met him. And he's like, hey, Robert, what your agent told me about you?

And I was like, yeah, I saw your movie Reservoir Dogs. And he goes, oh, well, you got to come to my screening. And I'm going to come see yours. So he came to Mariachi, and I videotaped the audience reactions because there were insane, insane reactions to it. But I have the first screening he saw of Mariachi sitting next to me, laughing. He's laughing and everything. He was just the best audience.

And I was like, yeah, I saw your movie Reservoir Dogs. And he goes, oh, well, you got to come to my screening. And I'm going to come see yours. So he came to Mariachi, and I videotaped the audience reactions because there were insane, insane reactions to it. But I have the first screening he saw of Mariachi sitting next to me, laughing. He's laughing and everything. He was just the best audience.

And I was like, yeah, I saw your movie Reservoir Dogs. And he goes, oh, well, you got to come to my screening. And I'm going to come see yours. So he came to Mariachi, and I videotaped the audience reactions because there were insane, insane reactions to it. But I have the first screening he saw of Mariachi sitting next to me, laughing. He's laughing and everything. He was just the best audience.

I have his recording of the first time he saw Mariachi. Oh, no, really? Yeah, because I taped it whole thing. That's so cool.

I have his recording of the first time he saw Mariachi. Oh, no, really? Yeah, because I taped it whole thing. That's so cool.

I have his recording of the first time he saw Mariachi. Oh, no, really? Yeah, because I taped it whole thing. That's so cool.

He loves movies. In fact... The next time I heard him laugh that way was at his own premiere for Kill Bill. We're watching Kill Bill and he's laughing like it's somebody else's movie. He still enjoys the movie. He loves what all the actors did. And it's like, that's the kind of energy you really love. But I'll tell you what happened. I'm not a very shy person. I'm very shy. I'd have to go talk.

He loves movies. In fact... The next time I heard him laugh that way was at his own premiere for Kill Bill. We're watching Kill Bill and he's laughing like it's somebody else's movie. He still enjoys the movie. He loves what all the actors did. And it's like, that's the kind of energy you really love. But I'll tell you what happened. I'm not a very shy person. I'm very shy. I'd have to go talk.

He loves movies. In fact... The next time I heard him laugh that way was at his own premiere for Kill Bill. We're watching Kill Bill and he's laughing like it's somebody else's movie. He still enjoys the movie. He loves what all the actors did. And it's like, that's the kind of energy you really love. But I'll tell you what happened. I'm not a very shy person. I'm very shy. I'd have to go talk.

I'm sure you probably feel like you're not an orator or anything. You just have to go do it. I thought, well, man, I'm going to have to introduce my film and talk about it afterwards. I'm afraid of that. What am I going to do? I don't, I've never talked in front of more than five people before. So I went to see this other movie and it was good. And I was watching.

I'm sure you probably feel like you're not an orator or anything. You just have to go do it. I thought, well, man, I'm going to have to introduce my film and talk about it afterwards. I'm afraid of that. What am I going to do? I don't, I've never talked in front of more than five people before. So I went to see this other movie and it was good. And I was watching.