Looking for a specific Tarantino quote

May 10, 2013 9:38 PM

Quentin Tarantino, in an interview, said something along the lines of, "The medium that I work in is the audience's emotions." I think that the interview was relatively recent, either about Inglourious Basterds or Django, and it may even have been referenced on Metafilter, but now that I'm looking for it, I can't find it. So, did he actually say something to this effect? If yes, where did he say it and what was the actual statement?
posted by frimble to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Best answer: Maybe this? "I'm the orchestra conductor, the audience's reactions are my orchestra, and the sounds you make… and your feelings are my instruments."
posted by paperback version at 10:07 PM on May 10, 2013

Best answer: Or this? "But [Django] really has a lot of ups and downs, and taps into a lot of different emotions. To me, the trick was balancing all those emotions, so that I could get you where I wanted you to be by the very end. I wanted the audience cheering in triumph at the end. So, as rough as some of the things I show in the movie are, they couldn’t be so rough that you’re too traumatized to enjoy the movie any longer."
posted by sevensnowflakes at 10:33 PM on May 10, 2013 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks. The first was what I was looking for, but the second was also helpful.
posted by frimble at 6:06 AM on May 11, 2013