{"id":269571,"date":"2026-01-29T05:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/269571\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T05:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:14:06","slug":"matthew-lillard-says-support-after-tarantino-criticism-was-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/269571\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Lillard Says Support After Tarantino Criticism Was ‘Beautiful’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMatthew Lillard<\/a> told Entertainment Weekly<\/a> that it was \u201cbeautiful\u201d to see fans and industry names come to his support last year after Quentin Tarantino<\/a> publicly dissed him along with fellow actors Paul Dano and Owen Wilson. During a viral interview on \u201cThe Bret Easton Ellis Podcast<\/a>\u201d last fall, Tarantino slammed Dano as \u201cthe weakest fucking actor in SAG\u201d and added that \u201cI don\u2019t care for\u201d Lillard or Wilson. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was like living through your own wake,\u201d Lillard said about the resulting tributes to his career on social media that were posted to combat Tarantino\u2019s comments. \u201cAll those R.I.P. emails or tweets and Instagram posts and TikToks, all of the things we see after somebody passes are so sweet. And the reality is I just got to live through all of it firsthand \u2014 alive and kicking! I can\u2019t imagine a more lovely reaction to what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was crazy. I keep showing it to my wife to convince her that I am worthy, that people still like me,\u201d Lillard added. \u201cNobody has to like me. Nobody has to like any actor out there, obviously. It\u2019s personal preference. I am not everyone\u2019s first choice, that is obvious, but to then have that kind of reaction was beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMany of Lillard\u2019s former Hollywood collaborators used social media to champion him after Tarantino\u2019s comments went viral. Mike Flanagan, who directed the actor in \u201cThe Life of Chuck\u201d and cast him in the upcoming \u201cCarrie\u201d series reboot, called Lillard<\/a> the \u201cthe goddamn greatest.\u201d James Gunn worked with Lillard on the \u201cScooby Doo\u201d movies and called him \u201cone of my favorite guys (and actors).\u201d George Clooney even accepted a prize <\/a>from AARP earlier this year and said that he \u201cwould be honored to work with\u201d any of the actors Tarantino dissed.<\/p>\n

\n\tDano similarly received widespread support from fans and industry colleagues. Speaking to Variety, Dano said \u201cit was really nice\u201d <\/a>to see such a reaction and \u201cI was also incredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me so I didn\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLillard originally weighed in on Tarantino\u2019s comment<\/a> while speaking at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio. He said \u201cwho gives a shit\u201d while also acknowledging that \u201cit hurts your feelings. It fucking sucks. And you wouldn\u2019t say that to Tom Cruise. You wouldn\u2019t say that to somebody who\u2019s a top-line actor in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

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