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.
Quentin Tarantino made a promise to his mother, Connie Zastoupil, years and years ago when he was a child after she belittled his love of screenwriting: he’d never give her a cent of his fortune.
Well, all these years later, the famed director revealed he kept his promise. Click inside to read the full story, including what his mom actually said to him years ago… While making an appearance on The Moment podcast, hosted by Billions co-creator Brian Koppelman, Quentin said, “My mom always had a hard time about my scholastic non-ability…[she] was bitching at me about [writing screenplays]… and then in the middle of her little tirade, she said, ‘Oh, and by the way, this little ‘writing career,’ with the finger quotes and everything.
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