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My Take
What fascinates me most about Tarantino is that he proves obsession can be a legitimate artistic method. He never studied at a prestigious film school; he absorbed thousands of movies and turned that encyclopedic love into a style nobody can imitate. The dialogue is his real weapon — those long, meandering conversations that make the sudden violence land twice as hard. Two Academy Awards for screenwriting confirm what I have always believed: he is a writer first and a stylist second. I even find his constant talk of retirement oddly moving, as if he wants cinema itself to end on his own terms. Few directors love the medium this nakedly.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Quentin Tarantino
- Name (Japanese)
- クエンティン・タランティーノ
- Reading
- くえんてぃん・たらんてぃーの
- Born
- March 27, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film director / film producer / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Narbonne High School
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Officer of Arts and Letters
- 1995 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- 2013 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- 1995 Edgar Awards
- Hungarian Order of Merit
- 2013 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2013 Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema
- 2013 BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Reservoir Dogs | — | |
| Notable work | Pulp Fiction | — | |
| Notable work | Jackie Brown | — | |
| Notable work | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | — | |
| Notable work | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | — | |
| Notable work | Death Proof | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Quentin Tarantino born?
Born March 27, 1963 (age 63).
Where is Quentin Tarantino from?
Quentin Tarantino is from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
What does Quentin Tarantino do?
Quentin Tarantino works as actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer, film actor.
How tall is Quentin Tarantino?
Quentin Tarantino is 185 cm.
What is Quentin Tarantino known for?
Notable works include Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.