Quentin Tarantino Reveals The One Time He Was Forced To Act
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino revealed that one of the few acting jobs he ever landed before becoming a Hollywood icon was playing an Elvis impersonator on The Golden Girls. He joked that he spent much of the 1980s dressed like Elvis, complete with a pompadour, and called his acting career "very unsuccessful." Tarantino said the residual checks from the sitcom eventually totaled about $3,000—money that helped keep him afloat during the challenging pre-production period as he worked to get Reservoir Dogs made, a film that would launch his legendary directing career.
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Quentin Tarantino says one of the few acting jobs he ever landed was playing an Elvis impersonator on The Golden Girls.
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"I had a very unsuccessful acting career... one of the few jobs I did get was for an Elvis impersonator on The Golden Girls."
"I walked around dressed like… pic.twitter.com/lQ2Kl1GyFL