In a recent interview, legendary director Quentin Tarantino made it clear that he’s standing firm on using the N-word in his movies.
The Oscar-winning director quickly rose to fame in 1992 following his film Reservoir Dogs being shown at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, he’s made several critically acclaimed movies the way he wanted, even if they may be offensive to some.
He sat down for a discussion on the HBO Max talk show Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace. During the interview, the writer was questioned about his use of the N-word in his feature films. Since the critically acclaimed director had previously mentioned during the sit down that he’s the “conductor and the audience [is] the orchestra,” Wallace asked what Taratino’s rebuttal for viewers who do not like how often the derogatory word is used in his work.
“Then see something else,” the 59-year-old said. “If you have a problem with my movies, then they aren’t the movies to go see. Apparently, I’m not making them for you.”
The complaints about the use of the N-word aren’t anything new, especially after the esteemed motion picture Django Unchained was released. The movie starred A-list actors Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. According to OkayPlayer, the racist word was said around 110 times.
In an interview a couple of years ago, Jackson told Esquire he disagreed with the public trying to tell Tarantino how to write.
“You can’t just tell a writer he can’t talk, write the words, put the words in the mouths of the people from their ethnicities, the way that they use their words,” the Coach Carter actor explained. “You cannot do that, because then it becomes an untruth; it’s not honest. It’s just not honest. And half the time, too, there are other ways. And I generally add like at least five niggas to what Quentin has already written, just because I’m talking.”
What are your thoughts on the famed director’s unapologetic feelings about the N-word?