Chapter 82: Quentin Tarantino on preferring penny paperbacks and perfecting the process

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What was your first Tarantino experience?

I was thirteen years old in an unfinished basement watching Reservoir Dogs on VHS and can still remember how shook my friends and I were when we saw it.

Was that your first Tarantino experience? Or was it Pulp Fiction? Jackie Brown? Kill Bill? Inglourious Basterds? Django Unchained? The Hateful Eight? Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

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Well, the Tarantino Experience continues with his brand new book Once Upon A Time In Hollywood which is the propulsive, addictive, roller-coastering movie novelization of his award-winning film. I absolutely loved it.

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Today we’re going to talk about: Quentin Tarantino’s favorite writer, how we thicken our skin in a thin-skinned world, how we can live confidently in a clickbait world, how one goes about writing a movie novelization, what an unlikely spinoff to Inglourious Basterds might look like, why we should avoid self censorship, what are Quentin’s thoughts on meme Quentin Quarantino, his three most formative books, and much, much, more …

I’m going to be in your left ear (from a furnace room at my family’s lake house rental!), Quentin’s going to be in your right ear (from his writing studio in Hollywood Hills!) and you will be sitting right between us.

Let’s flip the page into Chapter 82 now …

What You'll Learn:

  • What’s the difference between releasing a movie and releasing a book?

  • What should we make of today’s ad-driven culture?

  • How do we build thick skin today?

  • Why is failure so important in the creation of art?

  • What do critics offer artists?

  • How do you decide what to do when you can do anything you want?

  • Why is the artistic path such a guide post?

  • Who was the first rock and roll idol?

  • What is the balance between progressivism and artistic freedom?

  • What principles should be followed when turning a movie into a book?

  • What are the artistic and relationship implications of having confidence?

  • Why is self-censorship limiting?

Notable quotes from Quentin Tarantino:

"Half the reason to get on an airplane is to take three books with you." Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“If you really put yourself out there, you can come up with great rewards. Or you can fall on your face, but that's when you're trying something.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“Without criticism it is all just advertising. It is all just flashy public relations.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“I've always believed that if you're writing a dialogue for characters and everything you know, you've got to tell the truth. And if people don't like it, or it's ugly, well sometimes you're not supposed to like it. Sometimes it's supposed to be ugly.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“I'm a human being like anybody else and my ego can get in the way, but that's usually when I'm making a bad decision and that's when I’m not being pure.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“Anybody who tattoos my characters, or a scene from my movie on their person for all time, they have a license other people don't have.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“When it comes to the printed page, just do not censor yourself. If you've got a story to tell, tell that story. Don't bend it to society. Don't bend it to the public.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

“You can write a book about a perfect son of a bitch as long as the son of a bitch is interesting.” Quentin Tarantino #3bookspodcast

Connect with quentin:

  • (Watch his movies! He’s not on social media)

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