Posted by Neil at 205.163.142.226 on February 11, 2000 at 13:39:15:
In Reply to: Re: Since when did Q. T. Get pulled into this??? posted by Weiss on February 11, 2000 at 01:35:18:
: Okay, I guess QT got pulled into this because in John Pierson's book (Spike, Mike, Slakers, and Dykes) Kevin Smith sounded like he thought Tarantino was dork when he asked Kevin why was wasn't thanked at the end of Clerks like Spike Lee, Jim Jarmuch, etc. for "paving the indy way". Also on the Boogie Nights DVD commentary Paul Thomas Anderson sounded annoyed when he remarked that people had compared him to Tarantino.
I remember that Illeana Douglas told Kevin that when she saw CLERKS with Martin Scorsese, he had privately asked her why wasn't one of the ones who "paved the way". It was, of course, because Kevin was thanking the generation immediately proceeding him, which was why Scorsese, Sayles, Waters, Cassavetes and whoever else weren't thanked. I didn't think he sounded like a dork. I thought he sounded amused as anything. It was a cute story.
I don't remember a similar story about QT, but maybe I blanked it.
And, as to the commentary, I haven't heard it, but not wanting to be compared to someone is hardly the same as actually speaking or thinking ill of them on any level...