The Q&A had Tarantino holding the home-field advantage as a conversationalist, taking place at his own beloved repertory house, the New Beverly. Invited guild members were on hand along with 50 members of Tarantino’s public, who were recognizable as the ones asleep under coats and blankets before the screening started, some having waited outside much of the night for the early a.m. dispersal of free tickets.
Added Pitt: “I can’t explain it any more than the way he carried himself. There was a groundedness — a strength in standing still.” Ultimately, Pitt said of his character, “I kind of looked at it as like, he was looking for the best in people, but he expected the worst, and was surprised by neither.”
Tarantino: “I didn’t base Rick Dalton off of one actor. I based him off about five different actors. … A lot of this stuff I was showing Leo, he was really seeing it for the first time and didn’t know who these people were per se, so it was really interesting to get his honest reaction to them. I mean, if you talk to me about Ed ‘Cookie’ Burns, I come with a whole lineage of who Edd ‘Cookie’ Byrnes is.
Rick Dalton’s on-set breakdown was something DiCaprio asked for and Tarantino resisted — but once it was introduced, the director wanted him to go full “Taxi Driver” in his freak-out. … The cutest part of the sequence was how nervous he was. I mean, I’ve never seen him so nervous on the day, knowing that in three hours we’re gonna do it.”
This is fake, during promotion this question was asked and leo said that it isnt true, do some real reporting instead of copy pasting stuff from facebook
Error: Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes, not 'Cookie', its a small detail but sounds different
Hot stuff here. Loved the film. Brad Pitt is brilliant. Thank you for this, Mr. Tarantino.
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