'He Wouldn't Say That to Tom Cruise' — Scream and Five Nights at Freddy's Star Matthew Lillard Reacts to Quentin Tarantino Insult

Scream and Five Nights astatine Freddy's prima Matthew Lillard has admitted it "it f***ing sucks" to beryllium connected the receiving extremity of an insult from Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill manager Quentin Tarantino.

Earlier this week, Quentin Tarantino deed the headlines for saying There Will Be Blood could person been his favourite movie of the 21st period if “weak sauce” histrion Paul Dano wasn’t successful it.

The Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs writer and manager appeared connected The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast to uncover his 20 favourite films of the 21st century, and successful doing truthful said There Will Be Blood mightiness person been his apical prime if it weren’t for Paul Dano, who helium described arsenic the film’s “giant flaw.” Dano played identical twins Paul and Eli Sunday successful Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 play drama.

The outspoken Quentin Tarantino has travel nether occurrence this week for insulting a fig of actors. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Epic Games.

But portion Dano was the halfway of attraction this week, Tarantino insulted actors Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard successful the aforesaid breath, saying: “I don't attraction for him [Paul Dano], I don't attraction for Owen Wilson, and I don't attraction for Matthew Lillard."

Lillard reacted to the drive-by insult astatine GalaxyCon successful Columbus, Ohio, connected Friday. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Lillard addressed the assemblage of fans by bringing Tarantino’s insult up.

"Quentin Tarantino this week said helium didn't similar maine arsenic an actor," Lillard said. "Eh, whatever. Who gives a s**t?"

Lillard went connected to uncover that Tarantino’s words had affected him. "The constituent is, is that, it hurts your feelings. It f***ing sucks. And helium wouldn't accidental that to Tom Cruise. He wouldn't accidental that to idiosyncratic who's a top-line histrion successful Hollywood. I'm precise fashionable successful this room. I americium not precise fashionable successful Hollywood. Two wholly antithetic microcosms, right? And so, you know, it's humbling, and it hurts."

At that point, idiosyncratic from the assemblage shouted retired “we emotion you!” which sparked cheers from the audience.

@little_spooks we emotion you @Matthew lillard #fyp #matthewlillard #quentintarantino #galaxycon #storytime ♬ archetypal dependable - Spooky

While Lillard feels retired of spot successful Hollywood, he’s acceptable to prima successful immoderate large productions successful the coming years. With Five Nights astatine Freddy's 2 retired the door, he’s acceptable to reprise his relation arsenic Stuart "Stu" Macher successful Scream 7, and volition play a villain successful MCU Disney+ show, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.

Tarantino, meanwhile, came nether occurrence from Paul Dano fans this week, and a fig of Hollywood big-hitters came to the Riddler actor’s defense, too. Tarantino is coming disconnected the backmost of a Kill Bill collaboration with Fortnite. He astir precocious directed and wrote The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge, an anime adaptation of a chopped country from Kill Bill that premiered successful the conflict royale.

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