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Founders: #344 Quentin Tarantino

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[00:00:00] So who exactly was this Floyd character I was referring to earlier? His name was Floyd Ray Wilson, and he was about 37. And for a year and a half in the late 1970s, he lived in my house. He used to date my mom's best friend, Jackie. And years earlier, he would visit the apartment that my mom and I shared with her two roommates, Jackie and Lillian. And every time he came by, it was exciting because I thought Floyd was really cool and I could talk movies with him. And since he was a hip guy who saw a lot of shit, he could keep up. I remember when Jackie introduced us, I was 10 years…

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