Quentin Tarantino\u00a0accused Rosanna Arquette of chasing headlines after she denounced his use of the N-word in \u201cPulp Fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tarantino slammed Arquette as having a \u201clack of class\u201d for sharing her criticism after she \u201ctook the money.\u201d Arquette played a small role in \u201cPulp Fiction\u201d<\/a> as the wife of Eric Stoltz\u2019s character.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s iconic, a great film on a lot of levels,\u201d Arquette told\u00a0The Times<\/a>. \u201cBut personally, I am over the use of the N-word \u2014 I hate it. I cannot stand that [Tarantino] has been given a hall pass. It\u2019s not art, it\u2019s just racist and creepy.\u201d<\/p>\n Tarantino fired back at Arquette in a letter, according to\u00a0Variety<\/a>. Tarantino questioned Arquette\u2019s timing and motives, arguing she benefited from the project before publicly condemning it.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope the publicity you\u2019re getting from 132 different media outlets writing your name and printing your picture was worth disrespecting me and a film I remember quite clearly you were thrilled to be a part of?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you feel this way now? Very possibly,\u201d Tarantino continued. \u201cBut after I gave you a job, and you took the money, to trash it for what I suspect is very cynical reasons, shows a decided lack of class, no less honor. There is supposed to be an esprit de corps between artistic colleagues. But it would appear the objective was accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n Quentin Tarantino attends Fortnite Now Playing on Nov, 19, 2025. Getty Images for Epic Games<\/p>\n Arquette said Tarantino\u2019s use of the N-word in the film is \u201cjust racist and creepy.\u201d Vu\/Haedrich\/SIPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n However, Arquette also took issue with her earnings in her interview.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m the only person who didn\u2019t get a back end [a share of the takings],\u201d she told The Times. \u201cEverybody made money except me.\u201d<\/p>\n Tarantino\u2019s defense of his movies isn\u2019t new. In 2022, he had brutal advice for people<\/a> who have criticized his filmmaking.<\/p>\n \u201cYou talk about being the conductor and the audience being the orchestra,\u201d Chris Wallace told Tarantino during a conversation for his HBO Max talk series. \u201cSo when people say, \u2018Well, there\u2019s too much violence in his movies. He uses the N-word too often.\u2019 You say what?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou should see [something else],\u201d Tarantino answered. \u201cThen see something else. If you have a problem with my movies, then they aren\u2019t the movies to go see. Apparently I\u2019m not making them for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Rosanna Arquette starring alongside John Travolta and Eric Stoltz in \u201cPulp Fiction.\u201d Miramax<\/p>\n Samuel L. Jackson<\/a> and\u00a0Jamie Foxx, who have both starred in Tarantino\u2019s films, have also defended the prolific director.<\/p>\n