Quentin Tarantino reveals how he came up with his filmmaking style

Quentin Tarantino talks with CNN's Chris Wallace about how he created his brand of filmmaking by examining scenes from "Resevoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction".

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[heze]

I've never been disappointed with a Tarantino movie, one of the great story tellers.

[MAFion]

Quentin's entire aesthetic is recreating the cinema of his youth in the 1970s.

[Ryan]

I like how everyone seems so boggled by Tarantino's style and 'where he got it from' when pretty much everyone who's a real moviegoer knows that's obviously how movies should be. He's just actualizing what every real true movie fan has always wanted to see and that's interesting characters, compelling situations and authentic but memorable dialogue.

[FoxHowell]

No one builds tension like Quentin. He can make you interested n care about who's on the beach while showing you a tide closing in for their imminent death. He lights small, medium n large flames within 1 scene while maintaining your attention on something subtle and unexpected. Suddenly you're like a ball in a pinball machine. Getting ricochet by multiple plot points, character deaths, one liners n imagery you will NEVER FORGET.(like throwing a can into someone's face or seeing woman pluck someone's eyes out mid combat). Quentin without question is one of the greatest directors of all time.

[lovetownsend]

John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction is still the greatest casting choice ever.

[iwontbebeat]

I've met Mr Tarantino .
He was a coolest guy to me .
When I saw Kill Bill my mind went blown out of proportion..
Thank you Mr. Tarantino ...

[BrettHondow]

Some of the dialogue in Inglorious Basterds were the greatest and most memorable scenes in the movie and has stuck with me many years later, the opening scene in particular was outstanding.

[theblueadventurer]

Easy, he watched good movies, bad movies and silky movies and he mixed them all up and added his own personal touch.

[CoreyANeal]

Stuck in the middle with you. Is the perfect part of the lyrics for the audience to be there. 0:30 Also how it waited for it to show the person sitting there right after saying stuck in the middle with you. Leaving two interpretations open till the last moment. That's if you're only looking at that one scene. Also how the music just cuts out. Leaving the scene just looking at what's about to happen.

Then there's also I just scared of all my chairs. Bringing attention to the person being in a chair. By drawing attention to the opposite of what you're hearing.

[humbertsmith]

Great to see Wallace interview these iconic guests! Just watched Django again last night. Brilliant.

[DarkTempler]

I like how the style of acting goes. How the table toss for example in Pulp Fiction wasnt in the script and they just went with it and it worked beautifully in the "say what" scene

[catquack]

Wish this was several hours longer. Great interview.

[kwinwhipkey]

His films and movies are solid and feel super grounded but stylized.

[matthewsharkey]

The enthusiasm in QT in this interview is enough to make any one want to watch his movies. He is like one of them nerds in school who you think is actually quite cool, and respect him for not following the crowd and being different. The guys a genius when it comes to cinema let's be honest.

[nducati]

this is a true story.

my grandfather passed away, unexpectedly, on 3/10/94. my grandmother, while still in good health and finances, decided soon thereafter to move to my hometown of valdosta, ga to be closer to her daughter, my pops, my older brother and i.

(there was the messy business of my parents divorce that summer but that's a tale for another time.)

so mimi and i become thick as thieves soon after her arrival; out on the town we were - dinners, shopping, movies. rummy and late night with dave letterman. through all the turbulence, we had a each other and it was a genuine, solid connection.

i'll never forget the day she picked me up from school and said, "looks like we we're headed to see john travolta's dancing comeback this weekend."

i was nine years old. my john travolta connection was look who's talking - not saturday night fever, grease, urban cowboy, or whatever else he'd done up to that point. needless to say, i responded with, "oh, ok."

mimi wanted to leave the the theatre about 30 minutes into pulp fiction. she went so far as stand up and tug on my arm to do so.

i'm glad i stood my ground, telling her no.

from october of 1994 through may of 2000 we screened every movie we could together at ashley cinemas, or the valdosta mall.

honey bunny, pumpkin, jules, vincent, brett, lance, marcellus, mia, (lance again, with jody and trudy and vincent's incredulous, "i gotta stab her three times?"), captain koons, butch, esmerelda, fabienne, maynard, zed, and well, shit. . . i forget the rest.

shout out to the gimp, jimmy, and the wolf.

so yeah - godspeed to mr. travolta and his dance moves.

[ChatDisparu]

Interesting and somewhat paradoxical interview - Wallace's questions are very obvious and quite thin, but Tarantino's responses are incredible - almost as if he's being asked different questions. Tarantino's generosity is at at the fore here.

[rockandrollstar]

I don’t want him to ever stop making movies there just so good

[THOTHvii]

If you really do want to write as good as this guy it's actually easy. You can see and hear the "secret" tool he has. If you look at the monotone and bland attitude towards questions asked ABOUT the scenes versus the way Quentin describes how he established it you can easily see that PASSION is the secret.
If you are intently passionate about the story you want to share it will be an amazing story.
You just need to write a few if you desire his level of influence and stature in the field. That doesn't mean that the story you are doubting can't be that "first great script" people will be talking about 25 years from now.

[lisamenzel]

He's just so humble talking about his own movies. Just a genius could write something like that. I love all the movies and the man himself. He's the one who gives my life a light on the horizon, every single day. Thank you Quentin! And finally, see you next year in London. A dream come true.

[justinschrank]

Genius. He made Brad Pitt driving the coolest most engaging thing ever