>>yes but by casting himself for the part he was answering
>>critics of Reservoir Dogs and his other screenplays which
>>accuse him of casually and cowardly writing 'nigger' into
>his
>>scripts. If someone doesn't have the guts to say something
>in
>>person, then their integrity is questionable. It's a way of
>>standing by his decision and showing he sees no fault in it.
>>If you're willing to portray racists in your films... it
>shows
>>something if you have the balls to act the parts yourself
>
>I see your point, but as far as his critics, did anyone even
>know who QT was then? I know he had RD and the True Romance
>script but before Pulp Fiction he was pretty far under the
>radar for there to be any notable controversy for him to
>address
>


well, authors who sell less than 10 000 books feel the need to answer their critics (historically anyway), the dialogue established becomes one of the major features of their career, i don't see why someone with an international smash in the independent film industry wouldn't. Even if he didn't have much to answer to at that stage, i think the point still stands, he could be answering future critics (which is even better, if you move against the criticism before it's even levelled at you), or his own conscience.