Overview
- Speaking to Variety at a Little Miss Sunshine 20th-anniversary screening during Sundance, Dano said he would be lying if he claimed Tarantino’s comments did not hurt.
- Quentin Tarantino made the remarks last month on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, calling Dano a major defect in There Will Be Blood and describing him as weak and uninteresting, with some reports quoting him calling Dano the worst actor working today.
- Dano added that he felt grateful others spoke up on his behalf, noting the outpouring made it unnecessary for him to respond in kind.
- High-profile defenders included Toni Collette, Ben Stiller, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, and Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, with Collette and the directors sharply criticizing Tarantino’s tone.
- The criticism targeted Dano’s performance as Eli and Paul Sunday in the 2007 film There Will Be Blood, which supporters cited as among his acclaimed roles while labeling Tarantino’s remarks embarrassing.