From the files of Stars, theyre just like us!
comes this gem: Quentin Tarantino cries during romantic comedies.
Rom-coms are a guilty pleasure of mine.
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I have found myself crying just literally weeping at the embarrassing confession movies.
How about 2009sGhosts of Girlfriends Pastwith Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner.
Tarantino recounted the plot to Colbert, and then explained why it hit his emotions just right.
In that movie, hes this sexy fashion photographer.
Has a ton of girlfriends.
Hes a real jerk, Tarantino said of McConaugheys character.
Hes known her for a while.
Then it goes to a flashback when they knew each other when they were children.
Theyre at a swing, and its snowing in a park.
She gives him a birthday gift, and he opens it up and its a camera.
Its actually the first camera I was ever given when I was a kid.
And all of a sudden, I just start crying.
As Tarantino told Colbert, he didnt mind the tears all that much.
I am such a fan of audience manipulation by filmmakers.
I feel half of my job as a filmmaker, he said.
I might be embarrassed mentioning it but at that moment I was having a good time.
Watch Tarantino also explain the value ofYouve Got Mailbelow.
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