Editing Quentin Tarantino (section)

=== Altercations with industry peers ===
In 1993, Tarantino sold his script for ''[[Natural Born Killers]],'' which was rewritten, giving him only a story credit. He later disowned the film, which caused [[Enemy|enmity]] and resulted in the publication of a "[[unauthorized biography|tell-all]]" book titled ''Killer Instinct'' by [[Jane Hamsher]]—who, with [[Don Murphy]], had an original option on the screenplay and produced the film—calling Tarantino a "one-trick pony" and becoming "famous for being famous." Tarantino physically assaulted Murphy in the AGO restaurant in West Hollywood, California in October 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/murphy-sues-tarantino-after-talk-show-sesh-111661752/ |title=Murphy sues Tarantino after talk show sesh |last=Petrikin |first=Chris |date=November 18, 1997 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=March 12, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401072119/https://variety.com/1997/film/news/murphy-sues-tarantino-after-talk-show-sesh-111661752/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Murphy subsequently filed a $5 million lawsuit against Tarantino; the case ended with the judge ordering Tarantino to pay Murphy $450.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.eonline.com/News/Court/1197.tarantino.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823221603/http://movies.eonline.com/News/Court/1197.tarantino.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=August 23, 2000 |title=E! Online – News – Celeb Courthouse |date=August 23, 2000 |access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McCann |first=Paul |title=Quentin Tarantino in $5M Assault Claim |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=November 18, 1997 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/quentin-tarantino-in-5m-assault-claim-1294720.html |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=October 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027030838/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/quentin-tarantino-in-5m-assault-claim-1294720.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1994, Tarantino had an on-set feud with [[Denzel Washington]] during the filming of ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' over what was described as "Tarantino's racist dialogue added to the script". A few years later Washington apologized to Tarantino saying he "buried that hatchet".<ref>{{cite web |last=Hainey |first=Michael |title=Denzel Washington GQ October 2012 Cover Story |url=https://www.gq.com/story/denzel-washington-interview-gq-october-2012 |website=GQ |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925052416/https://www.gq.com/story/denzel-washington-interview-gq-october-2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1997, during the Oscars ceremony, Tarantino was accompanying [[Mira Sorvino]] when the then-[[MTV News]] host, [[Chris Connelly (journalist)|Chris Connelly]], called over to Sorvino from the [[media scrum]]. Before she could talk to Connelly, Tarantino grabbed Sorvino telling her, "He's the editor of ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' and he did a story on my Dad," and pulled her away. Connelly, a former ''Premiere'' magazine editor-in-chief said, "No, I didn't." As they walked off, Tarantino gave the journalist [[the finger]] saying "Fuck you!" and spat at him.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barnard |first=T.J. |title=Tarantino Unchained: His 5 Most Bizarre Meltdowns |url=https://whatculture.com/film/tarantino-meltdowns?page=4 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en |date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925053523/https://whatculture.com/film/tarantino-meltdowns?page=4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Quentin Tarantino Spits On A Reporter – video Dailymotion |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ofeh |website=Dailymotion |language=en |date=March 11, 2008 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925053523/https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ofeh |url-status=live }}</ref> The article that angered Tarantino included a 1995 interview from a biography by [[Jami Bernard]] with his biological father, Tony Tarantino, someone he had never met, which he considered "pretty tasteless".<ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Ryan |title=Quentin Tarantino Opens Up About Estranged Father |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/quentin-tarantino-opens-up-estranged-father-tony-1234974677/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 28, 2021 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925053523/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/quentin-tarantino-opens-up-estranged-father-tony-1234974677/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, Tarantino was set to appear on the talk show ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to promote ''Inglourious Basterds''. A few years prior to this event, [[David Letterman]] had interviewed a former "unnamed" girlfriend of Tarantino on his show. Letterman joked about the relationship questioning why a "glorious movie star" would date a "little squirrelly guy". A couple of days later, Tarantino phoned Letterman, screaming angrily, "I'm going to beat you to death! I'm going to kill you! I'm coming to New York, and I'm gonna beat the crap out of you! How can you say that about me?!"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carbone |first1=Gina |title=David Letterman Recalls Quentin Tarantino Threatening To Kill Him Over A Dating Joke |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2489899/david-letterman-recalls-quentin-tarantino-threatening-to-kill-him-over-a-dating-joke |website=CinemaBlend |language=en |date=February 9, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925062221/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2489899/david-letterman-recalls-quentin-tarantino-threatening-to-kill-him-over-a-dating-joke |url-status=live }}</ref> Letterman offered to pay for Tarantino's flight and let him choose the method of fighting, which Tarantino determined would be "[[Baseball bat|bats]]". However, Letterman never heard from Tarantino again, until years later, when he came on the show to promote the new film. The host approached Tarantino in the make-up room, just before the show went live, and demanded an apology. Tarantino was not forthcoming, but at his [[publicist]]'s urging, he begrudgingly conceded.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Byrne |first1=Suzy |title=David Letterman says his most famous feud was with Quentin Tarantino, who he claims threatened to kill him |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/david-letterman-famous-feud-quentin-tarantino-171557825.html?guccounter=2 |date=February 7, 2020 |work=yahoo.com |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925062221/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/david-letterman-famous-feud-quentin-tarantino-171557825.html?guccounter=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, during an interview with [[Krishnan Guru-Murthy]] on ''[[Channel 4 News]]'' while promoting ''Django Unchained'' in the UK, Tarantino reacted angrily when he was questioned about whether there was a link between movie violence and real-life violence. He informed Guru-Murthy that he had commented on the subject many times before and did not need to explain again, therefore was "shutting [his] butt down".<ref>{{cite news |title=Quentin Tarantino yells at interviewer when asked about movie violence |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/quentin-tarantino-yells-at-interviewer-when-asked-about-movie-violence/ |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=January 11, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107035223/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/01/11/quentin-tarantino-yells-at-interviewer-when-asked-about-movie-violence/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Tarantino further defied the journalist, saying: "I refuse your question. I'm not your slave and you're not my master. You can't make me dance to your tune. I'm not a monkey."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hough |first1=Andrew |title=Quentin Tarantino in furious rant over Django Unchained violence questions |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9794854/Quentin-Tarantino-in-furious-rant-over-Django-Unchained-violence-questions.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9794854/Quentin-Tarantino-in-furious-rant-over-Django-Unchained-violence-questions.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=January 17, 2017 |date=January 11, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2019, during the Cannes Film Festival, at the ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' press conference, a journalist asked why Margot Robbie had so few lines in the film. Tarantino responded indignantly "I just reject your hypothesis", with no further comment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mumford |first=Gwilym |title='I reject your hypothesis': Tarantino lashes out at criticism over female actors |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/22/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-tarantino-lashes-out-at-criticism-over-female-actors |work=the Guardian |date=May 22, 2019 |language=en |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821233029/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/22/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-tarantino-lashes-out-at-criticism-over-female-actors |url-status=live }}</ref>