In a TV interview, Quentin Tarantino lost his temper, telling the interviewer: “I’m shutting your butt down.”
The director of Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs became agitated when questioned about the relationship between violence in films and actual crime.
Yelling, the 49-year-old Tarantino responded: “I refuse your question. I’m not your slave, and you’re not my master. You can’t make me dance to your tune. I’m not a monkey.”
The interviewer, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, was taken aback by Tarantino’s reaction and attempted to explain that violence was a “sensitive subject” following several shootings in the US.
Tarantino, known for masterpieces like Reservoir Dogs and Inglorious Basterds, stated to Guru-Murthy: “If anyone cares what I have to say about it, they can Google me and they can see what I have said for the past 20 years.
“My opinion hasn’t changed at all.
“I’m here to promote my movie. This is a commercial for the movie, make no mistake about that.
“I’m not interested in discussing what you want to discuss: the implications of violence.”
When the interviewer pressed him further, Tarantino replied: “It’s none of your damn business what I think about that. I am saying no.
“I owe you no explanation about anything I don’t want to discuss.”
The Oscar-winning director has been busy promoting his latest film, Django Unchained.
by Helena Bryanlith
