Quentin Tarantino criticized Paul Dano for his performance in the film
3 december 2025 в 20:13
Quentin Tarantino has never been afraid to express his opinions. This critically acclaimed director is no stranger to taking risks in cinema, but in December 2025, he may have upset fans by openly criticizing Paul Dano and his performance in the film «There Will Be Blood» alongside Daniel Day-Lewis.
Calling Paul a «weak» actor, Quentin drew the attention of all of Hollywood, and many began to wonder if he had a conflict with the «Little Miss Sunshine» star.
The publication Hollywood Life examined everything known about the working relationship between Quentin and Paul.
In December 2025, during an appearance on «The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast», - the director of «Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood» was asked about his ten favorite films. He named «There Will Be Blood» from 2007 as his fifth favorite film, adding that it would take the first or second place if Paul were not in the project.
Quentin referred to Paul as a «big, gigantic flaw» in «There Will Be Blood», - directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. He compared Paul’s performance to Daniel’s.
«It's obvious that this should be a duet performance, but it’s also completely obvious that it’s not», - Quentin said, referring to the scenes with Daniel and Paul together. «[Paul] is a weak actor, man. He is the weak link».
The director of «Pulp Fiction» noted that Austin Butler—who appeared in «Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood"—"would have been wonderful» in the role of Paul and Eli Sunday, adding that Paul is «just such a weak, weak, and uninteresting guy».
For reference, at the time of filming «There Will Be Blood», - Austin was about 16 years old.
«I'm not saying he gives a terrible performance. I’m saying he demonstrates a nonexistent performance», - Quentin clarified, but then added, «I don’t like him, I don’t like Owen Wilson, and I don’t like Matthew Lillard».
There are no known issues between Quentin and Paul, but fans of the «Batman» star quickly came to his defense on social media. They speculated that there might be a long-standing conflict between the director and the actor.
However, despite Quentin’s criticism of Paul, they have never worked together. But Hollywood is a small business, and some fans wonder if Paul ever auditioned for any of Quentin’s box office hits.
As of the time of publication, Paul had not yet commented on Quentin’s criticism
Calling Paul a «weak» actor, Quentin drew the attention of all of Hollywood, and many began to wonder if he had a conflict with the «Little Miss Sunshine» star.
The publication Hollywood Life examined everything known about the working relationship between Quentin and Paul.
In December 2025, during an appearance on «The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast», - the director of «Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood» was asked about his ten favorite films. He named «There Will Be Blood» from 2007 as his fifth favorite film, adding that it would take the first or second place if Paul were not in the project.
Quentin referred to Paul as a «big, gigantic flaw» in «There Will Be Blood», - directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. He compared Paul’s performance to Daniel’s.
«It's obvious that this should be a duet performance, but it’s also completely obvious that it’s not», - Quentin said, referring to the scenes with Daniel and Paul together. «[Paul] is a weak actor, man. He is the weak link».
The director of «Pulp Fiction» noted that Austin Butler—who appeared in «Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood"—"would have been wonderful» in the role of Paul and Eli Sunday, adding that Paul is «just such a weak, weak, and uninteresting guy».
For reference, at the time of filming «There Will Be Blood», - Austin was about 16 years old.
«I'm not saying he gives a terrible performance. I’m saying he demonstrates a nonexistent performance», - Quentin clarified, but then added, «I don’t like him, I don’t like Owen Wilson, and I don’t like Matthew Lillard».
There are no known issues between Quentin and Paul, but fans of the «Batman» star quickly came to his defense on social media. They speculated that there might be a long-standing conflict between the director and the actor.
However, despite Quentin’s criticism of Paul, they have never worked together. But Hollywood is a small business, and some fans wonder if Paul ever auditioned for any of Quentin’s box office hits.
As of the time of publication, Paul had not yet commented on Quentin’s criticism
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