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• Another friend began to say, "Well, Quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he..." This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, "I don't agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have to adapt ourselves to him."

  Quentin Crisp

  Teacher, Ballet, Doe

  "The Naked Civil Servant". Book by Quentin Crisp, Chapter 27, 1968.

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• If you ever get the opportunity to work with Quentin Tarantino, you had better believe that it will be an experience of extremes.

  Walton Goggins

  Believe, Opportunity, Tarantino

  Source: collider.com

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• Shooting at Quentin Tarantino movie was like a masterclass in directing. Although I went back literally right into rehearsal, started shooting... while I was doing it I had to write my Grindhouse trailer and I added two days of shooting. My brother was producing Hostel and the Grindhouse trailer and I was like: "Gabe, just figure this out!"

  Eli Roth

  Brother, Writing, Two

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk.

  David Carradine

  Fighting, Decision, Experts

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• The flagrantly gay Quentin Crisp dealt with homophobic bullying by refusing to bow to its onslaught. His number listed in the phone directory, he responded to derogatory remarks accompanied with a stated intent to kill him by asking, "Would you like to make an appointment?"

  Quentin Crisp

  Bullying, Gay, Phones

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• You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves.

  John Green

  People, Towns, Problem

  John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.194, A&C Black

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• He's going to be okay," said Quentin. "He has to. He's Tybalt. You'd be all weird and irritating if he wasn't around." "Weird and irritating?" I raised an eyebrow. "What gives you that idea?" Quentin shrugged. "That's already how you get when he isn't around.

  Mira Grant

  Eyebrows, Ideas, Giving

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• Being a King sort of sucks," I said. Quentin wrinkled his nose, "So does your outfit." "Blood is in this season.

  Mira Grant

  Kings, Blood, Doe

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• See, Quentin, that’s why you should wear a cup before trying to assassinate someone.

  Mira Grant

  Trying, Cups, Should

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• Quentin had an obsolete sailing ship that had been raised from the dead. He had psychotically effective swordsman and an enigmatic witch-queen. It wasn't the Fellowship of the Ring, but then again he wasn't trying to save the world from Sauron, he was trying to perform a tax audit on a bunch of hick islanders.

  Lev Grossman

  Queens, Sailing, Trying

  Lev Grossman (2015). “The Magicians Trilogy”, p.353, Penguin

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• Do you promise to hate my parents as much as I do?" "Oh, absolutely," Quentin said. "Maybe even more.

  Lev Grossman

  Hate, Parent, Promise

  Lev Grossman (2009). “The Magicians: A Novel”, p.200, Penguin

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• Learn to drive?" "Never," said Quentin. "My mission in life is to be a passenger.

  Diana Wynne Jones

  Life Is, Missions, Said

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• Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear.

  David Foster Wallace

  Cutting, Ears, Tarantino

  David Foster Wallace (2012). “A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again”, p.130, Hachette UK

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• Quentin Crisp (to handsome young man on the street): "What's the matter, sexy? Don't you like dehydrated fruit?

  Quentin Crisp

  Sexy, Men, Handsome

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• I'll tell you, Quentin Tarantino really writes the most amazing dialogue.

  Christopher Walken

  Writing, Most Amazing, Tarantino

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• I've worked with a lot of real heavy hitters, and Quentin is maybe heads and shoulders, at least a forehead, above just about anybody I've ever worked with.

  David Carradine

  Real, Heavy, Shoulders

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• I saw Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained,' and you could say a lot of things against it, but it was incredible fun. I don't like blood and gore and I am very squeamish about violence, but Tarantino's violence is actually funny.

  Salman Rushdie

  Fun, Django, Blood

  "Salman Rushdie, Deepa Mehta: Movies Not to Blame for Real-World Violence". Interview with Nyay Bhushan, www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 30, 2013.

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• There's no one out there like Quentin Tarantino. His films have a signature look, and they never just stick to the same kind of story.

  Saoirse Ronan

  Signatures, Looks, Stories

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• With Django Unchained, when you're dealing with slavery, it's like a gymnastics routine with the highest amount of difficulty. Quentin Tarantino is not going to do a movie that's just going to lay there and be safe. There's going to be twists and flips.

  Jamie Foxx

  Gymnastics, Django Unchained, Routine

  "Jamie Foxx Talks PROJECT IMAGINAT10N, Playing the President in WHITE HOUSE DOWN, Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. September 24, 2012.

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• Quentin Tarantino is a hip-hop artist. I told him, "You're hip-hop!" You keep seeing surprises, and a clip here and there, because Quentin is hip-hop. A hip-hop artist will drop a single, leak something over here, and drop something over there 'cause he knows it's hot. He's on the spot with the way he does things.

  Jamie Foxx

  Artist, Hip Hop, Hot

  "Comic-Con: Jamie Foxx Talks DJANGO UNCHAINED, His Toughest Scene to Shoot, Tarantino’s Musical Dialogue and Doing a Song for the Soundtrack". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 17, 2012.

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• My family knew I was gay when I was 15, long before I got famous. But it's a very different thing coming out to your family and coming out to the universe. That's a big step. Maybe without me, there wouldn't be Adam Lambert. Without Bowie, there wouldn't be me. Without Quentin Crisp, there wouldn't have been Bowie. So everything is part of a big daisy chain.

  Boy George

  Gay, Long, Different

  "Boy George Talks Culture Club Reunion, Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 23, 2011.

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• People use location as a language in films, and Quentin uses action as a language in his films. There's really not a lot of violence. It's more of an emotional beat than it is a physical beat

  Lucy Liu

  Emotional, People, Location

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• I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

  Kirsten Dunst

  Numbers, Directors, Tarantino

  "irsten Dunst Relies on Intuition and Years of Experience to Serve the Role". Interview with Jessica Gardner, www.backstage.com. November 2, 2011.

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• There are no good guys in a Quentin Tarantino movie. They're all bad guys. And you like us. That's Quentin's big talent.

  David Carradine

  Guy, Talent, Bigs

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• I once hit Quentin on the head with my ball and chain.

  Chiaki Kuriyama

  Ties, Balls, Chains

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