Quentin Tarantino

Reportedly rejected an offer to direct an episode of Heroes (possibly the scratched Origins spinoff), stating "What the (bleep) is Heroes?"

Quentin Tarantino has always wanted to be an actor and took acting lessons for years from James Best of The Dukes of Hazzard.

Quentin Tarantino won the Icon of the Decade Award at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards in 2005.

Tarantino directed a scene in the film Sin City for $1.

In 2005, Quentin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series on the show CSI.

Quentin won a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for his film Pulp Fiction.

Michael Madsen's character in Reservoir Dogs and John Travolta's in Pulp Fiction are said to be brothers. They are Vic and Vince Vega. Harvey Keitel's character in Reservoir Dogs, Larry Dimmick, is also said to be related to Tarantino's own character in Pulp Fiction, Jimmie Dimmick.

Quentin Tarantino says Uma Thurman is his favourite actress.

Quentin Tarantino has a small acting role in all his films.

His favourite movie is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Directed by Sergio Leone.

Quentin Tarantino's closest friend is fellow director Robert Rodriguez who he often refers to as his brother.

His movie Pulp Fiction was originally titled Black Mask.

Quentin Tarantino's movie Pulp Fiction was nominated for an Best Picture Oscar in 1994.

Tarantino won an Academy award for Pulp Fiction in the Best Original Screenplay category.

Quentin Tarantino was made an honorary Viking at Viking Village while in Iceland, his Icelandic name is Quentin Conniesson.

Quentin Tarantino's favourite director is Howard Hawks.

Movie Director Credits: My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) Reservoir Dogs (1992) Pulp Fiction (1994) Four Rooms (1995) Jackie Brown (1997) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) Grindhouse (2007)

Quentin Tarantino was a special guest director on the Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez film Sin City.

Quentin Tarantino Guest Stared on an episode of The Golden Girls, he played an Elvis impersonator.

Quentin Tarantino is dyslexic.

Quentin Tarantino's favourite James Bond movie is From Russia with Love (1963).

He is currently dating Sofia Coppola.

His favourite album is Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan.

Quentin Tarantino is of Native American decent.

Frequently works with Samuel L. Jackson.