Quentin Tarantino

Last night I was goofing around on my laptop when I should have been studying, and I looked up something that I had heard recently and that really interested/motivated me. Apparently, Quentin Tarantino dropped out of high school his sophomore year to begin pursuing his film career. For those of you who don't know who this genius is, you might recognize his directorial work in hits such as "Pulp Fiction", "Kill Bill" (parts 1 and 2), and the upcoming "Django Unchained". After dropping out of high school, Tarantino went to film school for a very short time, from which he also "dropped out" of. He began working at a movie store where he and the other employees would discuss movies in general and other movie elements. Tarantino later stated that he thought his time working at the movie shop was the biggest and best training that he had for later becoming a director. From my understanding, around this time he began filming, with no professional "talent" or training. He had been quoted to have said this, "If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it." Quentin Tarantino might seem like a "sick and twisted" inspiration (because of how violent, gory, and sometimes vulgar his movies are), but he had inspired me to be a director even more. I know nothing about making movies, but Tarantino's background inspires me even more than I already was. Although I plan on trekking through my next four years of college, Tarantino was successful without having any formal general education, as well as no "proper" film training. This is why I can see myself being a director, because if Quentin Tarantino could do it, then why can't I?