But, Tarantino has seen all of my movies. He's seen my good stuff, he's seen my bad stuff, he's seen the ones I directed, he's read my autobiography. There's an awful lot of things he knows about me, all of which I think had something to do with his casting.
Even in 2012, if there's a black character in the movies or on television that's a professional, if we even hear about their backgrounds they're always 'up from the streets.'
| Derek Harold Richard Barton, Scientist (1918) |
| Frank Cady, Actor (1915) |
| Sid Caesar, Actor (1922) |
| Neko Case, Musician (1970) |
| Peter Maxwell Davies, Composer (1934) |
| David R. Ellis, Director (1952) |
| Mark Foley, Politician (1954) |
| Wendell H. Ford, Politician (1924) |
| Alfred Jarry, Writer (1873) |
| Michael Johns, Politician (1964) |
| Andre Derain, Artist (1954) |
| Joseph Hall, Clergyman (1656) |

