“What a drag it is getting old,” Mick Jagger sang on 1966’s “Mother’s Little Helper.”
Age is very much on the mind of directorial legend Quentin Tarantino, nearly 20 years younger than Sir Mick.
The 61-year-old director is prepping what he dubs his 10th and “final” film in his illustrious career. Why final?
The “Pulp Fiction” director insists artists fade with age, and he doesn’t want to leave behind an imperfect film legacy. He explained his thinking in a 2012 interview:
“Directors don’t get better as they get older. Usually the worst films in their filmography are those last four at the end. I am all about my filmography, and one bad film f**** up three good ones.”
And he hasn’t had a change of heart since then.
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