30 Best Quentin Tarantino Quotes

I steal from every single movie ever made. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Inspiration Creativity Homage theft Art

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'No, I went to films.' – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Education Learning Cinema Autodidact Passion

I'm going to give you a little insight into filmmaking: the best scripts are not written, they are rewritten. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Screenwriting Process Revision Hard Work Craft

I didn't go to film school. I was a film fan who became a filmmaker. – Quentin Tarantino

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I love movies. You love movies. This is not a business transaction. This is a love transaction. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Love Passion Cinema Connection Art

I always say you should do a movie like it's the last movie you're ever going to do, and the last movie anybody's ever going to see. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Passion Intensity Legacy Art Commitment

Violence is one of the most fun things to watch. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino violence Entertainment Cinema provocation Aesthetic

I want to top myself. That's my goal. Other people don't really matter. – Quentin Tarantino

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I'm responsible for the words, I'm responsible for the directing, I'm responsible for the casting, I'm responsible for the music, I'm responsible for the editing. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Responsibility control Vision filmmaking Auteur

I'm not a politician. I'm a storyteller. – Quentin Tarantino

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The good ideas will survive. – Quentin Tarantino

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I think about the rhythm of the words. – Quentin Tarantino

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I never think about the audience. I'm the audience. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino audience Instinct Self-Belief Authenticity Creation

I'm a film historian. That's what I do. That's my bag. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino History Cinema Knowledge Passion identity

I like to look at movies as a writer, as a director, as an audience, as a film scholar. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Perspective analysis Appreciation Multifaceted Cinema

If you're going to be a good screenwriter, you need to be a good storyteller. – Quentin Tarantino

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I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino audience Humility Connection Respect Equality

The story is the boss. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino story Priority Narrative Foundation film

I want to make movies that are remembered. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Legacy Impact Memory Cinema Art

I write from the opening scene to the closing scene. I don't write out of sequence. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Process Writing Discipline Structure Narrative

My process is thinking, dreaming, and living the story. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Process Immersion Creativity Life story

I love the feeling of a finished script. It's the best. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Accomplishment Satisfaction Writing Completion Joy

The job of the director is to make decisions. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Direction Leadership Decision-Making Responsibility Vision

I don't make movies to make money. I make movies to make movies. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Passion purpose Art commerce Integrity

I'm inspired by trash and I'm inspired by art. – Quentin Tarantino

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I write all my own material. It's the only way I know how to do it. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Writing control Autonomy Process Craft

I like to create characters that are full of life. – Quentin Tarantino

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I'm not interested in making a message movie. I'm interested in telling a story. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino story message Entertainment Art purpose

The best compliment is if people talk about the characters in my movies as if they're real people. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Characters compliment Realism Writing Impact

I have a very childlike imagination. – Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino Imagination Creativity Childhood Inspiration Mindset

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