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I won't even think about acting in a role where I didn't do a back story for a character.

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Quentin Tarantino
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 27
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If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.
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Violence is fun, man.
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I don't want to deal with the underneath while I'm, you know, while I'm making it or while I'm writing it or when I'm making it. Because again, I don't want to hit these nails on the head too strongly.
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A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.
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