I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.

Quote by Quentin Tarantino

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When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing...

When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing...

It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red...

It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red...

I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.

I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.

The good ideas will survive.

The good ideas will survive.

I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.

I've always wanted to work with Warren Beatty.

I couldn't spell anything. I couldn't remember anything, but I could go to a movie...

I couldn't spell anything. I couldn't remember anything, but I could go to a movie...

This CGI bullshit is the death knell of cinema. If I'd wanted all that computer...

This CGI bullshit is the death knell of cinema. If I'd wanted all that computer...

I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.

I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a...

I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a...

A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal...

A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal...

The next movie will be in Mandarin. I enjoyed shooting all the Japanese stuff in...

The next movie will be in Mandarin. I enjoyed shooting all the Japanese stuff in...

I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do...

I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do...

Something stopped me in school a little bit. Anything that I'm not interested in, I...

Something stopped me in school a little bit. Anything that I'm not interested in, I...

My mom took me to see Carnal Knowledge and The Wild Bunch and all these...

My mom took me to see Carnal Knowledge and The Wild Bunch and all these...

I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But...

I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But...

I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower...

I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower...

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

I give the name violence to a boldness lying idle and enamored of danger.

I give the name violence to a boldness lying idle and enamored of danger.