Quentin Tarantino has responded to Rosanna Arquette after the actress criticized the writer-director’s use of the N-word in his script for his new film. Pulp Fiction.
Arquette, who played the character Judy in the 1994 crime thriller, recently said The times UK That the film is famous for being ‘iconic, a great film on so many levels. But personally, I’m more into using the N-word. I hate it. I can’t stand it [Tarantino] He was given an entry pass into the hall. “This is not art, it is just racist and scary.”
Tarantino issued a statement to the media in response to Arquette’s comments late Monday, which reads in full:
“Dear Rosanna,
I hope the publicity you receive from 132 different media outlets writing your name and printing your picture is worth my disrespect and a movie that I remember very clearly that you were thrilled to be a part of?
Do you feel this way now?
Very likely.
But after I gave you a job, and you took the money, for you to throw it away for what I think are very cynical reasons, shows a distinct lack of class, and nothing less than honour.
There is supposed to be a spirit of teamwork among technical colleagues.
But it seems that the goal has been achieved.
Congratulations
S“
(“Esprit de corps” is generally defined as “a feeling of pride, fellowship, and loyalty shared among members of a particular group.”) Hollywood Reporter I reached out to Tarantino’s representative.
Many of Tarantino’s characters have used the N-word in his films, which has drawn criticism over the years from others such as Spike Lee.
During his 2022 appearance on HBO Max Who’s talking to Chris Wallace?Tarantino responded to a question about violence and racist language in his films by saying, “Then watch something else. If you have a problem with my films, they’re not the films you can watch. Apparently, I’m not making them for you.”
Samuel L. Jackson, who has starred in many Tarantino films, including… Pulp FictionHe defended the director on this front. “You can’t tell a writer that he can’t speak, write words, put words in the mouths of people of their race, the way they use their words,” he told Esquire magazine in 2019. “You can’t do that, because then it becomes a lie; it’s not truthful. It’s not truthful.”
While Jamie Foxx told Yahoo Entertainment in 2018 while promoting Django is unrestrained That the wording in the film was historically accurate. “The N-word was said 100 times, but I understood the text — that’s how it was back then,” he said.
