Actress Rosanna Arquette has criticised Quentin Tarantino's frequent use of the N-word in his films, calling it 'racist and creepy'. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Arquette, who starred in Tarantino's 1994 classic Pulp Fiction, said she was 'over the use of the N-word' and 'cannot stand that [Tarantino] has been given a hall pass'.
Arquette acknowledged that Pulp Fiction is 'iconic, a great film on a lot of levels', but expressed her discomfort with the racial epithet, which appears multiple times in the film, including by Tarantino himself in the role of Jimmie. The director has faced repeated criticism for his liberal use of the term, notably from fellow filmmaker Spike Lee.
In the same interview, Arquette also discussed her refusal of Harvey Weinstein's sexual advances in the early 1990s, stating that she 'paid a price for saying no' and later for telling the truth. She was among the first to speak out against Weinstein in the 2017 exposés.
