Quentin Tarantinohas stuck to a promise he made back when he was just 12 to never share his fortune with his mother.
After his mother allegedly tried to end his filmmaking aspirations at a young age, Tarantino, now 58, vowed to never give money from his movie career to her.
ThePulp Fictiondirector recounted getting in trouble with teachers for writing during the school day. “They looked at it as a defiant act of rebellion that I’m doing this instead of my school work,” he said.
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He continued, “When she said that to me in that sarcastic way, I go, ‘Okay lady, when I become a successful writer, you will never see one penny one from my success. There will be no house for you. There’s no vacation for you, no Elvis Cadillac for mommy. You get nothing. Because you said that.’ "
When Koppelman asked if Tarantino had really followed through with his promise, the director confirmed, “Yeah,” explaining, “I helped her out with a jam with the IRS. But no house. No Cadillac, no house.”
After Koppelman tried to push back, suggesting Tarantino’s mother “drove him” to prove her wrong with her words, Tarantino replied, “There are consequences for your words as you deal with your children. Remember there are consequences for your sarcastic tone about what’s meaningful to them.”
Tarantino has gone on to become one of the most successful and revered directors in modern day Hollywood, with films likeKill Bill, Django Unchained,andOnce Upon a Time … In Hollywood. The writer/director recently became a father withthe birth of his first child, a son named Leo, with wife Daniella.
While his latest project is a novelization of 2019’sOnce Up A Time … In Hollywood, Tarantino said in June thathe’s contemplating ending his filmmaking careerin favor of writing books or theater.
“I mean, most directors' last films are f—ing lousy. Maybe I should not make another movie because I could be really happy with dropping the mic,” he told thePure Cinema Podcast.
source: people.com
