Quentin Tarantino says he considers himself a ‘man of letters’

LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has made his intentions clear about his creative pursuits. The filmmaker has shared that he is exploring writing for mediums other than cinema.

The filmmaker recently attended a special screening of his 2019 film at AFI Fest 2026 in Los Angeles where he spoke about his upcoming debut stage play, ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’, and opened up about writing for mediums other than film.

He said during the event, “I’m a writer and that’s just kind of what I do. I’m always writing something. I’m always writing. I always got some film [or] book in the back of my head. So, there’s never, like, ‘Oh, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I don’t have anything to write’. I always have some little thing that I’m taking five years to do or whatever”.

As per Tarantino, as he ages, he’s turned to writing in his personal life as well. He shared, “As I’m getting older, being a man of letters is more my thing. So screenplays and books and plays and everything except poetry. I don’t think I’m very good at poetry”.

Tarantino shared that he’s still in the midst of working on his first stage play, as rehearsals are set to begin in November, and the play will open on London’s West End in March 2027.

Quentin Tarantino, born on March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and actor.

He made his directorial debut with ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and achieved international recognition with ‘Pulp Fiction’, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

His other notable films include Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2, ‘Inglourious Basterds’, ‘Django Unchained’, ‘The Hateful Eight’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Django Unchained’. His filmmaking is known for nonlinear narratives, stylised violence, sharp dialogue and references to cinema history.