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.
Samuel L. Jackson On Why He Loves Working With Quentin Tarantino
deadline.comSamuel L. Jackson is revealing why he loves working with Quentin Tarantino. Amid the Pulp Fiction 30th Anniversary celebration, Jackson opened up about why he likes being part of Tarantino’s films. “Tarantino films are very different in that, yes, they are character-driven,” Jackson told AP on April 18. “So when you read a Tarantino script, you all of a sudden find yourself knowing you’re going to have a lot to say about who you are and how you feel about things rather than reading five pages of, ‘OK, drive fast, look this way, the car is going over a curb.'” He continued, “So there are a lot of more things that you have to embody as a character and bring with you to do it.
The fact that I spent years and years in theater helped me a lot to embrace what Quentin does. And he appreciates it in another way because he knows that I’m used to giving speeches, and I like it.” While celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Pulp Fiction,” Samuel L.
Jackson shared one of the reasons he loves working with Quentin Tarantino. pic.twitter.com/QzjcC0hBfD After working in Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, Jackson went on to appear in films like Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight.
Jackson also appeared in True Romance, a film directed by Tony Scott in 1993 and written by Tarantino. This week, Deadline reported that Tarantino had dropped The Movie Critic as his final film.
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