Quentin Tarantino Wishes He Had Told Harvey Weinstein to Stop: ‘Everybody… Knew About It’

Rogan Was there any ░░░░░░░░ Like when you wrote ░░░░░░░░ Dogs and people are ░░░░░░░░ over it were there ░░░░░░░░ people that wanted to ░░░░░░░░ down or censor it ░░░░░░░░ say it be more ░░░░░░░░ if maybe you took ░░░░░░░░ scenes out TARANTINO Well ░░░░░░░░ was a in script ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ stuff just kind of ░░░░░░░░ over their heads because ░░░░░░░░ just kind of saw ░░░░░░░░ as a play There ░░░░░░░░ violence but they re ░░░░░░░░ talking about how much ░░░░░░░░ was in it Rogan ░░░░░░░░ TARANTINO But when we ░░░░░░░░ I finished it and ░░░░░░░░ had been on the ░░░░░░░░ festival circuit with it ░░░░░░░░ a year when Miramax ░░░░░░░░ it Harvey tried to ░░░░░░░░ me into cutting the ░░░░░░░░ scene out with Mr ░░░░░░░░ and the guy in ░░░░░░░░ chair and the ear ░░░░░░░░ Getting his ear cut ░░░░░░░░ TARANTINO Yeah He tried ░░░░░░░░ talk me out of ░░░░░░░░ and his reasoning was ░░░░░░░░ might ve ended up ░░░░░░░░ right His reasoning was ░░░░░░░░ Quentin this is a ░░░░░░░░ that anybody can watch ░░░░░░░░ with that torture scene ░░░░░░░░ re gonna alienate women ░░░░░░░░ re not gonna want ░░░░░░░░ see this So you ░░░░░░░░ literally you re putting ░░░░░░░░ own movie in a ░░░░░░░░ box But without that ░░░░░░░░ anybody can go and ░░░░░░░░ this movie and everybody ░░░░░░░░ enjoy it And that ░░░░░░░░ kind of actually where ░░░░░░░░ became me because Harvey ░░░░░░░░ used to winning these ░░░░░░░░ of arguments He had ░░░░░░░░ of yes men going ░░░░░░░░ yeah yeah But because ░░░░░░░░ had actually been on ░░░░░░░░ film festival circuit for ░░░░░░░░ entire year one I ░░░░░░░░ that he was right ░░░░░░░░ people were always walking ░░░░░░░░ during that scene sometimes ░░░░░░░░ would be a five ░░░░░░░░ it would be 35 ░░░░░░░░ were always walking out ░░░░░░░░ also it s a ░░░░░░░░ festival you don t ░░░░░░░░ know what you re ░░░░░░░░ you know you read ░░░░░░░░ in the catalogue it ░░░░░░░░ interesting it s not ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ like you re being ░░░░░░░░ up the way you ░░░░░░░░ when a movie opens ░░░░░░░░ So but I did ░░░░░░░░ that yeah that was ░░░░░░░░ moment of truth for ░░░░░░░░ people that scene But ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ best thing in the ░░░░░░░░ king movie and I ░░░░░░░░ spent a year watching ░░░░░░░░ so I wan t ░░░░░░░░ And I go Well ░░░░░░░░ know it s that ░░░░░░░░ it s what the ░░░░░░░░ is And you may ░░░░░░░░ right but I don ░░░░░░░░ care This is the ░░░░░░░░ and it has that ░░░░░░░░ And Harvey realized he ░░░░░░░░ t gonna get his ░░░░░░░░ and he is used ░░░░░░░░ getting his way I ░░░░░░░░ fast and there was ░░░░░░░░ a beat of like ░░░░░░░░ two three four five ░░░░░░░░ we re gonna leave ░░░░░░░░ scene in it and ░░░░░░░░ want you to remember ░░░░░░░░ was Miramax who left ░░░░░░░░ alone Rogan Wow That ░░░░░░░░ an interesting way to ░░░░░░░░ the situation right Take ░░░░░░░░ and bring it all ░░░░░░░░ to him How weird ░░░░░░░░ it for you to ░░░░░░░░ had a relationship with ░░░░░░░░ guy for all these ░░░░░░░░ making all these films ░░░░░░░░ now see what he ░░░░░░░░ become TARANTINO It s ░░░░░░░░ s sad It s ░░░░░░░░ He really was like ░░░░░░░░ know he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t just ░░░░░░░░ guy who financed my ░░░░░░░░ He was you know ░░░░░░░░ of like a father ░░░░░░░░ I mean he was ░░░░░░░░ of a f ked ░░░░░░░░ father figure but that ░░░░░░░░ most people s f ░░░░░░░░ father Rogan Yeah TARANTINO ░░░░░░░░ know he was a ░░░░░░░░ ked up father figure ░░░░░░░░ he was like you ░░░░░░░░ he was involved in ░░░░░░░░ professional life for like ░░░░░░░░ long long time So ░░░░░░░░ s like it s ░░░░░░░░ know I think it ░░░░░░░░ sad Rogan Oh it ░░░░░░░░ definitely sad It s ░░░░░░░░ though too right Because ░░░░░░░░ ve never seen other ░░░░░░░░ Bill Cosby we ve ░░░░░░░░ seen like a fall ░░░░░░░░ this before It s ░░░░░░░░ strange TARANTINO Well you ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ s funny like I ░░░░░░░░ at interview with the ░░░░░░░░ women that cracked the ░░░░░░░░ on The New York ░░░░░░░░ I did a talk ░░░░░░░░ them during that time ░░░░░░░░ didn t really talk ░░░░░░░░ it that much afterwards ░░░░░░░░ I did it with ░░░░░░░░ and that s enough ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ ended up by saying ░░░░░░░░ Well I wish I ░░░░░░░░ done more during the ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ like read a lot ░░░░░░░░ what that could possibly ░░░░░░░░ Rogan Right TARANTINO Well ░░░░░░░░ what it means is ░░░░░░░░ wish I had talked ░░░░░░░░ the guy I wish ░░░░░░░░ had sat him down ░░░░░░░░ had the uncomfortable conversation ░░░░░░░░ didn t know about ░░░░░░░░ rapes or anything like ░░░░░░░░ I just you know ░░░░░░░░ I knew he was ░░░░░░░░ know like I chalked ░░░░░░░░ up to the boss ░░░░░░░░ the secretary around the ░░░░░░░░ as if that s ░░░░░░░░ but that s how ░░░░░░░░ that s how I ░░░░░░░░ of looked at it ░░░░░░░░ know he was making ░░░░░░░░ advances That s how ░░░░░░░░ looked at it But ░░░░░░░░ wish I talked to ░░░░░░░░ I wish I had ░░░░░░░░ him down and go ░░░░░░░░ you can t do ░░░░░░░░ You re gonna f ░░░░░░░░ up everything Rogan Do ░░░░░░░░ think that no one ░░░░░░░░ to him and maybe ░░░░░░░░ was how he got ░░░░░░░░ completely out of control ░░░░░░░░ Maybe his brother Bob ░░░░░░░░ But no I don ░░░░░░░░ think anybody talked to ░░░░░░░░ about it And the ░░░░░░░░ about it is everybody ░░░░░░░░ is in his orbit ░░░░░░░░ about it There s ░░░░░░░░ who said they didn ░░░░░░░░ know that didn t ░░░░░░░░ If you re in ░░░░░░░░ orbit and that includes ░░░░░░░░ the big actors who ░░░░░░░░ palled around with they ░░░░░░░░ knew They all knew ░░░░░░░░ didn t know any ░░░░░░░░ they didn t know ░░░░░░░░ about the rapes but ░░░░░░░░ had heard they had ░░░░░░░░ things They had heard ░░░░░░░░ had heard about him ░░░░░░░░ you know putting the ░░░░░░░░ on somebody in the ░░░░░░░░ or something Rogan The ░░░░░░░░ of the rich powerful ░░░░░░░░ and the actress who ░░░░░░░░ to be in films ░░░░░░░░ a story that s ░░░░░░░░ old as film itself ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean it ░░░░░░░░ just one of those ░░░░░░░░ that goes on I ░░░░░░░░ it s it was ░░░░░░░░ like I mean I ░░░░░░░░ t really have a ░░░░░░░░ in film but from ░░░░░░░░ it s been explained ░░░░░░░░ me that s always ░░░░░░░░ it s been like ░░░░░░░░ Yeah They give me ░░░░░░░░ tour of Shaw Bros ░░░░░░░░ I m taking a ░░░░░░░░ of the Shaw Bros ░░░░░░░░ and they take me ░░░░░░░░ the screening room and ░░░░░░░░ like Okay well see ░░░░░░░░ chair in the back ░░░░░░░░ That was reserved for ░░░░░░░░ owner of the studio ░░░░░░░░ Run Shaw that s ░░░░░░░░ he sat And in ░░░░░░░░ back room is a ░░░░░░░░ bed And that s ░░░░░░░░ for where Run Run ░░░░░░░░ took the starlets Rogan ░░░░░░░░ TARANTINO: “Yeah.”