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The book was highlighted for its personal resonance, with Kurt Russell noting that a section felt like a reflection of his own life after reading it at Tarantino's house. It was also praised as an entertaining novelization that expanded the film's characters and plot, giving listeners deeper insight into the relationship between the leads. Both hosts conveyed strong enthusiasm for its added detail and storytelling depth.
Episode: Kurt and Wyatt Russell Live from SiriusXM Miami St...
Tarantino dedicated a part of his book to Kurt Russell, who was asked to read it at his home in the heart of Hollywood and found the content to be very relatable to his life.
And he did have me come over to his house to read it and it was really interesting because I think he wanted me to read it in the lair, you know, and it was right in the heart, he loves living where he lives in the heart of Hollywood.
And I must say I said to him, I said I don't know if there's anybody alive who can appreciate this as much as me because it was, it was like my life, you know, it was like completely, I understand everything about it.
Episode: Quentin Tarantino
It was described as an entertaining novelization, going into more detail about the film's characters and plot than the movie itself, especially concerning the relationship between Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth.
His new book, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, based on his movie of the same name is available now.
Well, I'm making a movie. I got to tell a story at some point. But as I was writing the script, it's just as if I've spent my entire life filling my head with all this knowledge that I started picking up around when I was a kid at the expense of everything else.
And I was like, oh wow, this is almost like the script I was born to write. Right at the point where I'm in my 50s, where I'm starting saying, did I waste my life putting all this stuff in my head?
And I was like, I love this because you are really going into the weeds here and going much deeper on the relationship between Rick's - I mean, sorry, Leonardo DiCaprio's character and Brad Pitt's character. You're really going into the weeds on who they are.
And you're filling in lots of detail that I didn't know - wouldn't have known from the movie. Yeah. Because you don't have time. In the movie, I've got a story to tell. I've got to keep moving.
