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Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 27th of March 1963. He was the only child of Connie McHugh and Tony Tarantino, an aspiring actor who left the family before his son was born.
Quentin Tarantino released Pulp Fiction in 1994, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. The film also earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, which he shared with Roger Avary.
Quentin Tarantino has directed nine films as of 2019, and he plans to make a total of just ten films before retiring as a director. He stated this decision reflects his belief that most directors have horrible last movies and that ending on a good movie is kind of phenomenal.
Samuel L. Jackson is the most notable collaborator, having appeared in five films directed by Tarantino and a sixth written by him. Other frequent collaborators include Uma Thurman, who has been featured in three films, and Zoë Bell, who has acted or performed stunts in seven Tarantino films.
Quentin Tarantino faced controversy in 1997 when Spike Lee questioned his use of racial slurs, and in 2003 when he defended Roman Polanski against rape charges. His film Django Unchained also sparked debate over its use of racial slurs and depiction of slavery, with Lee stating he would not see the film.
Quentin Tarantino said in 2009 that he planned to retire from filmmaking when he is 60 to focus on writing novels and film literature. He is skeptical of the film industry going digital and stated he would not make it to 60 if 35 mm film could no longer be shown in theaters.