Novelists have always had complete freedom to pretty much tell their story any way they saw fit. And that's what I'm trying to do.

Quote by Quentin Tarantino

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I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.

I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.

Reservoir Dogs is a small film, and part of its charm was that it was...

Reservoir Dogs is a small film, and part of its charm was that it was...

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch

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

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

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...

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 a historian in my own mind.

I'm a historian in my own mind.

Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.

Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.

I don't think Pulp Fiction is hard to watch at all.

I don't think Pulp Fiction is hard to watch at all.

I love Elmore Leonard. To me, True Romance is basically like an Elmore Leonard movie.

I love Elmore Leonard. To me, True Romance is basically like an Elmore Leonard movie.

I'm not a Hollywood basher because enough good movies come out of the Hollywood system...

I'm not a Hollywood basher because enough good movies come out of the Hollywood system...

It's very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people...

It's very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people...

To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one...

To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one...

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...

To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.

To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.

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

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

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.

I want to have the fun of doing anime and I love anime, but I...

I want to have the fun of doing anime and I love anime, but I...

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...