Quentin Tarantino

Violence in real life is terrible, but in movies, it's entertainment.

I'm proud of my work, but I don't take myself too seriously.

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

Directors don't get to write the scripts, but I do everything.

I love Elmore Leonard because he writes great dialogue.

Tarantino's law: If you love life, life will love you back.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

I don't have any problem with violence on screen.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

I'm a huge fan of blaxploitation films.

Writing is rewriting.

I think all great directors have a style.

Life is too short to watch bad movies.

You gotta see the rhythm of the dialogue.

I don't do remakes, I do homages.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

I believe in happy endings, but not realistic ones.

Film is not a book, it's a different medium.

I love the idea of revenge fantasies.

Characters drive the plot in my films.