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 on why he never kills animals in his movies: “That’s a bridge I can’t cross”
nme.comQuentin Tarantino has explained why he never kills animals in his movies.READ MORE: Quentin Tarantino’s film soundtracks – ranked!In a new interview with Variety, the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood director spoke about where he draws the line on violence.“I have a big thing about killing animals in movies.
That’s a bridge I can’t cross,” Tarantino said. “Insects too. Unless I’m paying to see some bizzarro documentary, I’m not paying to see real death.
Part of the way that this all works is that it’s all just make believe. That’s why I can stand the violent scenes, cause we’re all just fucking around.”He continued: “Some animal, some dog, some llama, some fly, some rat, doesn’t give a fuck about your movie.
I’d kill a million rats, but I don’t necessarily want to kill one in a movie or see one killed in a movie, because I’m not paying to see real death.”In the past, Tarantino has batted off various questions about violence in his films.In 2013, he famously refused to answer questions about violence in his movies during a Channel 4 News interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy for Django Unchained.“Don’t ask me a question like that – I’m not biting.
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