The Day Quentin Tarantino Became A Filmmaker

It’s a weekly show dissecting Tarantino films from every possible angle imaginable. Turns out Tarantino actually listens to the podcast and, in August, they hosted him for one of the most meta podcast episodes ever (this would be like Huy Fong’s David Tran showing up to my monthly Sriracha hot sauce making competition…which, David, the invitation is very open…please reply to this email). Tarantino has some great insights about his 30+ year career. I’ll share the best excerpts below, but first want to flag my favourite piece of career-related Tarantino lore. At the end of 2024, the 62-year-old director told Joe Rogan about the exact day he decided to pursue a film career. Tarantino is such a great storyteller that he riffed for ~10 minutes building up to the exact moment he made the decision. In his early-20s, Tarantino was working as a video store clerk for Video Archives in Manhattan Beach, California. He was always interested in making films but tells Rogan that the job took the fire

It’s a weekly show dissecting Tarantino films from every possible angle imaginable. Turns out Tarantino actually listens to the podcast and, in August, they hosted him for one of the most meta podcast episodes ever (this would be like Huy Fong’s David Tran showing up to my monthly Sriracha hot sauce making competition…which, David, the invitation is very open…please reply to this email). Tarantino has some great insights about his 30+ year career. I’ll share the best excerpts below, but first want to flag my favourite piece of career-related Tarantino lore. At the end of 2024, the 62-year-old