Quentin Tarantino Q&A

Originally published in the July 2019 issue of Empire.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is your favourite film. But what is your favourite shot from it? – Abigail Tanner

That’s easy. During the three-way bullring showdown at the end, the music builds to the giant orchestra crescendo, and when it gets to the first big explosion of the theme there’s a wide shot of the bullring. After you’ve seen all the little shots of the guys getting into position, you suddenly see the whole wideness of the bullring and all the graves around them. It’s my favourite shot in the movie, but I’ll even say it’s my favourite cut in the history of movies.

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Over Many Martinis, Pierce Brosnan And Quentin Tarantino Discussed A James Bond Film That Never Came To Be

On last night's live watchalong of GoldenEye, Pierce Brosnan – the Bond with the kindest eyes – revealed much about the Nineties-era 007, and it seemed everyone wanted in on the star's turn on the Walther-PPK. Even Quentin Tarantino.

Long after the 1995 Bond hit wrapped production, Brosnan revealed that the director's people got in touch with his people to talk about a spy film that never came to fruition. But several rounds of martinis did.

"It was after Kill Bill Vol. 2, and he wanted to meet me, so I went up to Hollywood one day from the beach, and I met him at the Four Seasons," said the 66-year-old. "I got there at 7pm, I like to be punctual. 7:15 came around, no Quentin, he was upstairs doing press. Someone sent over a martini, so I had a martini, and I waited till 7:30, and I thought, where the heck is he? Word came down, apologies, so I thought, okay, I'll have another martini."

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a32205379/pierce-brosnan-quentin-tarantino-james-bond/