Tarantino has said for many years that he plans to retire after his 10th movie because he wants to leave behind a strong and tightly-curated filmography.
Tarantino is now developing his 10th feature, The Movie Critic, which he plans to be his last.
“I just don’t know,” Scorsese said when the topic of Tarantino’s retirement got brought up. When the AP reporter asked Scorsese if he’s just built differently than Tarantino, Scorsese answered, “I am.
“He’s a writer,” Scorsese explained. “It’s a different thing. I come up with stories. I get attracted to stories through other people. All different means, different ways. And so I think it’s a different process…I respect writers and I wish I could. I wish I could just be in a room and create these novels, not films.”
Scorsese: Curiosity Key Factor
If Tarantino really does retire after “The Movie Critic,” he’ll only be in his 60s at the time of leaving. Scorsese will be 81 next month and just released “Killers of the Flower Moon” to critical acclaim.
Christoper Nolan: Tarantino’s Purist
Chris Nolan was asked whether he’ll take Tarantino or Scorsese’s career path, to which the “Oppenheimer” director said: “The truth is, I understand both points of view. It’s addictive to tell stories in cinema. It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s very fun. It’s something you feel driven to do, and so it’s a little hard to imagine voluntarily stopping.”
“But I also see… Quentin’s point has always been that — and he never, very graciously, he’s never specific about the films he’s talking about or whatever — but he’s looking at some of the work done by filmmakers in later years and feeling that if it can’t live up to the heyday, it would be better if it didn’t exist,” Nolan continued. “That’s a very purist point of view. It’s the point of view of a cinephile who prizes film history.”
“I know Quentin likes to say, ‘I’m making 10 movies and then I’m quitting.’ But I could never do that,” Anderson said. “I don’t know how he could say that, or how he could take himself seriously when he says that. This is what I want to do as long as I’m able to do it. As long as I’m able to do it, I’m going to do it. I think things can become peculiar when directors don’t act their age maybe, or seeing them try to keep up with the kids or trying to be hip. That’s never a good look.”
Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is now playing in theaters nationwide from Apple and Paramount.
