“I loved the way that Brad played him, and there was this aspect of him as sort of like a paperback hero. I could see like a series of paperbacks with Cliff Booth getting involved with this adventure or that adventure or something like that.”

Quentin Tarantino · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24

Tarantino explained his love for the Cliff Booth character and his vision of him as a paperback hero.