Tarantino Says What He’s Heard of Harvey Weinstein Was Just Like a ‘Boss Chasing the Secretary Around the Desk’

WALLACE You made most ░░░░░░░░ your movies with Harvey ░░░░░░░░ TARANTINO Yeah WALLACE And ░░░░░░░░ s been convicted of ░░░░░░░░ He s on trial ░░░░░░░░ California on a second ░░░░░░░░ crimes case You heard ░░░░░░░░ about him over the ░░░░░░░░ You ve said that ░░░░░░░░ didn t you do ░░░░░░░░ to try to stop ░░░░░░░░ and to protect the ░░░░░░░░ TARANTINO Well I never ░░░░░░░░ I never heard the ░░░░░░░░ that later came out ░░░░░░░░ all I heard the ░░░░░░░░ stories that everybody had ░░░░░░░░ What I wish what ░░░░░░░░ wish I had done ░░░░░░░░ talk to Harvey about ░░░░░░░░ and said Harvey you ░░░░░░░░ t do this This ░░░░░░░░ Well what did you ░░░░░░░░ this was TARANTINO Frankly ░░░░░░░░ tell you the truth ░░░░░░░░ chalked it up to ░░░░░░░░ madman era version of ░░░░░░░░ boss chasing the secretary ░░░░░░░░ the desk I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that s okay ░░░░░░░░ that s how that ░░░░░░░░ that s how I ░░░░░░░░ s how I more ░░░░░░░░ less heard everything I ░░░░░░░░ was more or less ░░░░░░░░ that category And as ░░░░░░░░ friend I wish I ░░░░░░░░ been more of a ░░░░░░░░ and there was never ░░░░░░░░ talk of rape or ░░░░░░░░ like that Like the ░░░░░░░░ I didn t was ░░░░░░░░ that s a real ░░░░░░░░ conversation to have because ░░░░░░░░ I felt it was ░░░░░░░░ I felt what he ░░░░░░░░ doing was pathetic and ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ with his patheticness WALLACE ░░░░░░░░ back do you have ░░░░░░░░ and the thought I ░░░░░░░░ when you say chasing ░░░░░░░░ secretary around the desk ░░░░░░░░ s one thing Obviously ░░░░░░░░ say you didn t ░░░░░░░░ how severe it was ░░░░░░░░ did you think it ░░░░░░░░ casting couch type stuff ░░░░░░░░ of of Hollywood lore ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ way I described it ░░░░░░░░ way I described it ░░░░░░░░ first I didn t ░░░░░░░░ it was Okay you ░░░░░░░░ this for me or ░░░░░░░░ won t get this ░░░░░░░░ And I never heard ░░░░░░░░ actresses say anything like ░░░░░░░░ It was just you ░░░░░░░░ you know just don ░░░░░░░░ get in the back ░░░░░░░░ a limo with him ░░░░░░░░ Right TARANTINO I didn ░░░░░░░░ know anything that anybody ░░░░░░░░ didn t know I ░░░░░░░░ just the one honest ░░░░░░░░ to say that look ░░░░░░░░ had heard some of ░░░░░░░░ I had heard some ░░░░░░░░ these things but not ░░░░░░░░ things that came out ░░░░░░░░ literally just the guy ░░░░░░░░ his situation as you ░░░░░░░░ as a studio head ░░░░░░░░ was easy it was ░░░░░░░░ to compartmentalize it you ░░░░░░░░ to some degree Anyway ░░░░░░░░ feel bad about look ░░░░░░░░ feel bad about it ░░░░░░░░ But what I feel ░░░░░░░░ about is I feel ░░░░░░░░ that I didn t ░░░░░░░░ a man to man ░░░░░░░░ with him about it.”