Rosanna Arquette criticises Quentin Tarantino’s ‘excessive usage’ of racial slurs in films

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10 Mar 2026 • 12:27 AM MYT
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  • Rosanna Arquette has criticised Quentin Tarantino's "excessive usage of the N-word" in his films, stating it is "racist and creepy" and not art.
  • The actor, who starred in Tarantino's 1994 film 'Pulp Fiction', shared her views in a recent interview with The Times of London.
  • She highlighted that the racial slur appears 20 times in 'Pulp Fiction' and over 110 times in his 2012 film 'Django Unchained'.
  • Filmmaker Spike Lee has previously condemned Tarantino's use of the word, while actor Samuel L. Jackson has defended it, arguing for its artistic integrity within the films.
  • Tarantino himself addressed the backlash in 2022, advising critics who have a problem with his movies to "watch something else".

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