Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Quentin Tarantino Digs Into Personal Archive To Share 1982 John Milius Interview: Duck Hunting With Spielberg, ‘Apocalypse Now’ Inspiration & Paul Schrader
deadline.comBy Tom Grater International Film Reporter The lockdown has been a good excuse for many of us to venture into our personal archives and dredge up some gems from the past.
Quentin Tarantino has been doing just that, unearthing a 1982 interview he, then a 20-year-old on the fringes of the industry, conducted with the filmmaker John Milius.
Tarantino says he approached Milius via his assistant under the pretence of writing a book, and was granted access twice for some lengthy chats, initially at the filmmaker’s office on the Paramount lot and then on the set of war pic Uncommon Valor (Milius told Tarantino he wanted James Arness over Gene Hackman, who eventually led the pic).
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