Austin Butler Recalls Tarantino’s 12-Hour Audition for Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

A few years before impressing as elvis in the biopic of Rock king, Austin Butler participated in Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, released on August 15, 2019 in Brazilian theaters. Now, the actor recalled how, during a casting test for the film, he spent 12 hours with the director, Quentin Tarantino.

In ANDOnce in… Hollywood, butler interpreted Tex Watsonone of the members of the manic sect led by Charles Manson (damon herriman). The actor collaborated with names like brad pitt (Cliff Booth), Mikey Madison (Sadie) It is Maya Hawke (flowerchild).

During an interview with Varietythe actor recalled how tense he was during the audition of the film nominated for 10 categories of the oscars 2020. “Quentin got in, and most auditions last 10 minutes if you’re lucky. I was there from 9am to 9pm,” she stated.

“He doesn’t record auditions, he really works with you and looks at you. It’s the same on set, he doesn’t look through the monitor,” continued Austin Butler. “I was due to have two other meetings that day, and since I didn’t have my phone with me, my agent was worried.”

But at the end of the day, Quentin told me I got the part and gave me a hug.

Austin Butler praised Quentin Tarantino on another occasion

In an interview with Hot Onesaccording to information from the Mirror, butler explained how he reached a great career goal when he was directed by Quentin Tarantino. “I talked a lot about how much Quentin meant to me. It has always been my dream to work with him. We’re on set and he says, ‘OK, we did it. Let’s do one more take. You know why?'”

And the whole crew screams, ‘Because we love making movies!’ And the first time you’re there, you don’t participate. Then Brad [Pitt], Leo [DiCaprio]everyone’s like, ‘Because we love making movies!’