Name: 為何昆汀·塔倫提諾只拍10部電影？ (Why Tarantino Will Only Make 10 Movies)
Uploaded: 2026-01-22T17:08:37.000Z
Duration: 7 min 38 s

My first book, Escape Into Meaning, is out today.

我的第一本書《Escape Into Meaning》今天上市了。

More on that after the video, and that would be that.

影片結束後再多說一點，這樣就差不多了。

I've heard you're saying you got 10 movies in you.

我聽說你說你還有 10 部電影可以拍。

Peter Travers was scandalized, his pitch climbing with every word.

Peter Travers 感到震驚，他每說一句話，語氣就激動一分。

He gestured with panicky hands and repeated the question just to be sure.

他慌張地揮舞著手，重複問了一次問題，以確保自己沒聽錯。

Are you really only gonna make one more movie?

Are you really only gonna make two more movies after this one?

你確定之後只會再拍兩部電影嗎？

You've said that you might retire after your 10th.

你說過你可能會在拍完第十部後退休。

Do you regret vowing that you'd only make 10?

你會後悔發誓說你只會拍十部嗎？

What is this nonsense about you're only going to make one more movie?

你說什麼只會再拍一部電影的胡言亂語啊？

You have sinned a great sin in the sight of God.

Peter Travers and the rest just can't accept that someone like Tarantino would impose retirement on himself while he's still relatively young, still in fighting shape, while he has the kind of creative freedom few filmmakers ever enjoy.

Peter Travers 和其他人就是無法接受，像 Tarantino 這樣的人，竟然會在還年輕、還處於巔峰狀態，還擁有少有導演能享有的創作自由時，自己決定退休。

It goes against a basic rule of success in Hollywood.

這完全違背了好萊塢成功的基本準則。

Once you've arrived at the party, hang around until someone tells you to leave.

一旦你進入了這個圈子，就要待到有人請你離開為止。

Unaccustomed to people who flout this rule, they assume he's bluffing or misguided.

對於不習慣這種打破規則的人，他們會認為他是在虛張聲勢，或是誤入歧途。

After all, how many people fight their entire careers for an invite to the party and never get one?

畢竟，有多少人為了拿到入場券而奮鬥了一輩子，卻從未得到過？

How many enter, then immediately get shown the door?

有多少人進來後，立刻就被請了出去？

That's essentially what these reporters are doing, begging Tarantino to carry on to entertain us for a little while longer.

這基本上就是這些記者在做的，懇求 Tarantino 再多待一會兒，繼續娛樂我們。

這肯定會讓他的自尊心大受鼓舞。

While I'm sure Tarantino loves to hear talk show hosts plead for more, he has better reasons for early retirement.

雖然我確定 Tarantino 喜歡聽脫口秀主持人請求他多說一點，但他有更好的理由提早退休。

I like the idea that there is an umbilical cord connected to my first film all the way to my last.

我喜歡這個想法，從我的第一部電影到我的最後一部電影，都有一條臍帶相連。

因為我關心的是我的電影作品。

And frankly, I do feel that a bad film on the filmography affects good films.

坦白說，我覺得一部爛片會影響到電影作品裡的優秀電影。

I like the idea of doing a body of work, 10 movies, and then, okay, that's it.

我喜歡那種完成一個作品集，拍個十部電影，然後就收手的想法。

That's what I have to say, and let that filmography just stand for itself.

這就是我想說的，讓我的電影作品自己說話。

Quentin Tarantino thinks in oeuvres, oeuvre, oeuvoir, the fancy, and

Quentin Tarantino 是用「作品集」的概念在思考，那個聽起來很高級、

hard to pronounce French word for body of work.

這點本身並不能讓他與眾不同。

Most artists consider the arc of their life work, especially when that life nears its end.

大部分的藝術家都會思考他們一生的創作歷程，尤其是在人生接近尾聲的時候。

They might look back and discover some big themes in their career.

他們可能會回顧並發現自己職業生涯中的一些重大主題。

They might try to divide it into phases or even agree to a retrospective.

他們可能會試著將其劃分為不同階段，甚至同意舉辦回顧展。

It's natural to think about legacy, and the most lasting legacies usually come from oeuvres.

思考自己的傳承是很自然的，而最持久的傳承通常來自於作品集。

Shakespeare, Picasso, the Beatles, Beyonce, Dickens, Hitchcock, Morrison, Miyazaki.

莎士比亞、畢卡索、披頭四、碧昂絲、狄更斯、希區考克、莫里森、宮崎駿。

Tarantino would love to join this list, as many other artists would.

昆汀·塔倫提諾也會想加入這個名單，就像其他許多藝術家一樣。

Like many other artists, he'll submit his oeuvre to posterity for consideration.

就像許多其他藝術家一樣，他會將自己的作品留給後世評斷。

What makes Tarantino a little unusual is that while most artists look back at their body of work, he's been carefully shaping his own from the start.

昆汀·塔倫提諾有點特別的地方在於，大多數藝術家都會回顧自己一生的作品，但他從一開始就非常仔細地塑造自己的作品。

Just as great movies shouldn't have weak scenes, great filmographies shouldn't have weak movies.

就像偉大的電影不該有爛場景一樣，偉大的電影作品集也不該有爛電影。

昆汀·塔倫提諾就是這麼想的。

He's eager to avoid the major minor game that film nerds like me play with revered filmmakers.

他很想避免像我這樣的影痴，在談論受人尊敬的電影製作人時，會玩的那種「大作與小品」的遊戲。

我們可能會說，馬丁·史柯西斯。

Compared to major works like Raging Bull and taxi driver girl 6 is minor.

相比於《蠻牛》和《計程車司機》這類大作，《少女6》是小品。

Spike Lee next to Malcolm X in do the Right Thing, these minor movies often appear toward the end of a career.

史派克·李在《為所應為》中與麥爾坎·X並列，這些小品電影常出現在職業生涯的後期。

Alfred Hitchcock's first final five films barely register against his many masterpieces.

希區考克的最後五部電影，與他眾多傑作相比，幾乎不值一提。

Lopping them off the filmography wouldn't diminish his reputation.

從他的電影履歷中刪除它們，並不會損害他的聲譽。

In fact, Tarantino might argue that Hitchcock's legacy would be even greater today if he walked away from cinema in 1963 and not 1976.

事實上，塔倫提諾可能會爭辯說，如果希區考克在1963年而不是1976年退出影壇，他今天的地位可能會更偉大。

Artists don't always notice when their skills are flagging, so Tarantino is leaving early to prevent crossing that line unwittingly.

藝術家並不總是意識到自己的技巧何時開始衰退，所以塔倫提諾提早收手，是為了避免不知不覺地越過那條線。

Ten movies are enough for a good, healthy filmography, and

十部電影足以構成一部優秀、健康的電影履歷，而且

the nine he's made so far are all pretty good.

他到目前為止的九部作品都相當不錯。

Not all of his movies are masterpieces, but I personally don't think Tarantino's made any real clunkers.

他的電影不全是傑作，但我個人認為塔倫提諾沒有拍過什麼真正的爛片。

Of course, you're welcome to disagree, something film nerds love to do.

當然，你也可以不同意，這正是影痴們最喜歡做的事。

You might not be a fan of Tarantino or my opinion of him, but

你可能不是塔倫提諾的粉絲，也不認同我對他的看法，但

for the purposes of this essay, you don't have to be.

為了這篇文章的目的，你不需要這樣。

I'm less interested in the quality of his movies than in his perspective on Hauvar.

我對他電影的品質比較沒興趣，反而對他看待 Hauvar 的角度比較感興趣。

What he or any artist might gain by thinking of their career holistically.

他或任何藝術家透過全面性地思考自己的職涯，能獲得什麼。

It's clear Tarantino sees a reputational value in having a body of work that maintains a high standard.

顯然，塔倫提諾認為擁有一系列維持高水準的作品，對名聲有價值。

Can a well designed filmography bestow greater meaning onto the films that make it up?

一個設計良好的作品集，能為構成它的電影賦予更大的意義嗎？

一個作品集本身能成為一件藝術品嗎？

Now that was just the first part of a three part or three chapter essay.

這只是這篇抽成三部分或三章節文章的第一部分。

In my new book, the essay is called Thinking in Oeuvres and in chapters two and three, I answer that question, can a body of work be a work of art?

在我的新書裡，這篇文章叫做「以作品集思考」，而在第二和第三章，我會回答這個問題：一個作品集本身能成為一件藝術品嗎？

If you're interested in reading that and 10 other essays, please pick up Escape into Meaning, which is out today.

如果你對閱讀這篇文章和其他十篇文章有興趣，請務必入手我今天剛出版的新書《Escape Into Meaning》。

Two years of writing and revising and editing and designing and promoting and it's finally here.

花了兩年的時間寫作、修改、編輯、設計和宣傳，它終於問世了。

So you can find the link in the description below.

所以你可以在下面的說明裡找到連結。

You can get it at Barnes and Noble or order it to your local bookseller.

你可以在 Barnes and Noble 買到，或是訂購給你的在地書商。

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If you don't know, you can use Squarespace to make websites for anything you might need.

如果你不知道，你可以用 Squarespace 來架設任何你需要的網站。

Want to make a site for your video content?

想為你的影音內容製作網站嗎？

Well, you can upload your video library directly to Squarespace and even sell access to that content.

嗯，你可以直接把你的影片庫上傳到 Squarespace，甚至販售這些內容的存取權。

Or you can use the Squarespace Video Video Studio app to make pro level videos within Squarespace and host your content on beautiful pages designed with their easy to use blogging tools.

或者，你可以使用 Squarespace Video Video Studio App，在 Squarespace 內製作專業級的影片，並將你的內容託管在他們易於使用的部落格工具設計的美觀頁面上。

Basically, a Squarespace site is going to make whatever you're sharing or selling look professional, and

基本上，Squarespace 網站會讓你想分享或販售的任何東西看起來都很專業，而且

that's going to help you get the word out, whatever that word actually is.

這將有助於你宣傳出去，無論你想宣傳的內容是什麼。

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前往 squarespace.com 進行免費試用，當你準備好上線時，前往 squarespace.com/nerdwriter 即可享有首次購買 9 折優惠。

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