Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Austin Butler says his audition with Tarantino lasted 12 hours
nme.comQuentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood lasted 12 hours.The actor, who played Tex Watson in Tarantino’s latest feature, recalled the director’s non-traditional auditioning process after he had recorded a self-tape.“Quentin came in, and most auditions last 10 minutes if you’re lucky.
I was there from like 9 in the morning to 9 p.m,” Butler explained in an interview with Variety.“He doesn’t record auditions, he really works with you and looks at you.
It’s the same way on set, he doesn’t look through a monitor. I was supposed to have two other meetings that day and because I didn’t have my phone, my agent was worried.”Butler added: “But at the end of the day, Quentin told me I had the part and gave me a hug.”The actor recently recalled a surprising ritual on set with Quentin Tarantino.“I’ve talked a lot about how much Quentin meant to me,” he told the Hot Ones [via the Mirror]. “It was always my dream to work with him.
We’re on set and he says, ‘OK, we got it. We’re going to do one more. You know why?’“And the entire crew screams, ‘Because we love making movies!’ And the first time you’re there, you’re not in on it.
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