Quentin Tarantino is hoping to retire from filmmaking after his 10th film.
Speaking at a Q&A session with Harvey Weinstein and Samuel L. Jackson, Tarantino revealed his plans for the future.
After Jason Leigh suggested that Tarantino may not be far from hanging up his clapperboard for good, both Russell and Jackson dismissed the chances.
“You don’t actually believe that s**t, do you?” Russell asked. Jackson added: “What’s Quentin going to do with himself if he’s not doing this?”
However, Tarantino said that his days may be filled with “writing plays and books, going gracefully into [his] tender years”.
He continued:
“I don’t believe you should stay on-stage until people are begging you to get off. I like the idea of leaving them wanting a bit more. I do think directing is a young man’s game, and I like the idea of an umbilical cord connection from my first to my last movie.
“I’m not trying to ridicule anyone who thinks differently, but I want to go out while I’m still hard. I like that I will leave a 10-film filmography, and so I’ve got two more to go after this. It’s not etched in stone, but that is the plan. If I get to the 10th, do a good job and don’t screw it up, well that sounds like a good way to end the old career.”
He added:
“If, later on, I come across a good movie, I won’t not do it just because I said I wouldn’t. But 10 and done, leaving them wanting more – that sounds right.”
The Hateful Eight will begin shooting in Telluride, Colorado from January, and will also star Channing Tatum and Michael Madsen.