Quentin Tarantino says he stuck to a childhood promise to never give his mother a “dime”

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Quentin Tarantino has kept the promise he made when he was just 12 to never share his fortune with his mother.

After his mother allegedly tried to end his cinematic aspirations at a young age, Tarantino, now 58, vowed to never give him his film career money.

Tarantino shared the story in a recent episode of the Moment podcast, hosted by Billion co-creator Brian Koppelman, while also thinking back to when his mother berated him for writing screenplays in school, according to Yahoo News.

the pulp Fiction The director said he had problems with teachers for writing during the school day. “They considered it a provocative act of rebellion that I was doing this instead of my schoolwork,” he said.

“My mother always struggled with my inability to school,” he told Koppelman, adding that his mother “was bitching to me about [writing screenplays]… and then in the middle of her little tirade, she said, ‘Oh, and by the way, that little’ writing career ‘, with the quotes and things. That little “writing career” you’re doing? It’s finish.'”

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He continued, “When she said that to me in that sarcastic way, I said, ‘Okay ma’am, when I become a successful writer you will never see a dime of my success. There will be no home for you. There’s no vacation for you, no Elvis Cadillac for mom. You have nothing. Because you said that. “

When Koppelman asked if Tarantino had really kept his promise, the director confirmed, “Yes,” explaining, “I helped her with a jam with the IRS. But no house. No Cadillac, no house. “

After Koppelman tried to push back, suggesting that Tarantino’s mother “drove him” to prove she was wrong with his words, Tarantino replied, “There are consequences for your words when dealing with your children. . Remember that there are consequences for your sarcasm about what is meaningful to them. “

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Tarantino has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most successful and revered directors today, with films like Kill Bill, Django Unchained, and Once upon a time … in Hollywood. The writer / director recently became a father with the birth of his first child, a son named Leo, along with his wife Daniella.

While his latest project is a novelization of 2019 Once upon a time … in HollywoodTarantino said in June that he was considering ending his film career in favor of writing books or acting.

“I mean, most of the directors’ latest movies suck. Maybe I shouldn’t do another movie because I could be really happy to drop the mic,” he told the Pure. Cinema Podcast.