Quentin Tarantino
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“Well, I could talk a little bit about ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ or I could show you the first 17 minutes.”
Quentin Tarantino · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24
Tarantino made a special appearance at the TCL Chinese Theatre following a screening of 'Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood' and a Q&A moderated by Rotten Tomatoes' Jacqueline Coley.
“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.
“I’m not going to talk a whole lot about that, but our previews are in February. In November we’ll start rehearsals.”
Quentin Tarantino · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24
Tarantino discussed his upcoming play 'The Popinjay Cavalier,' starring Sacha Baron Cohen, set to premiere in London's West End next year.
“I tend to not remember good reviews of mine in quotes; I remember the bad reviews in quotes, but I don’t really remember good reviews of mine in quotes. But one quote that I do remember somebody writing about ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ was, ‘This seems like the first world Quentin Tarantino has ever created that he would like to live in’ and there is that aspect; I loved the Cliff Booth character,”
Quentin Tarantino · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24
Tarantino shared his decision to revisit the Cliff Booth character during a Q&A at AFI Fest.
“I’m just a writer and that’s just kind of what I do. I’m always writing.”
Quentin Tarantino · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24
Tarantino reflected on his identity as a writer while discussing his upcoming play and other projects.
“He said yes and we became friendly, but he passed away before we could make the film. But we did get to rehearse with him and do the script reading with him, so actually, the last performance Burt Reynolds ever gave was as George Spahn in the script reading.”
Quentin Tarantino · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24
Tarantino recalled speaking with Burt Reynolds about playing the George Spahn character, who passed away before filming began.