Despite a $150 million net worth, Quentin Tarantino refuses to give a ‘penny’ of his fortune to his mother: ‘No house, no Cadillac’

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Despite a $150 million net worth, Quentin Tarantino refuses to give a ‘penny’ of his fortune to his mother: ‘No house, no Cadillac’

Despite having two Oscars and a $150 million fortune, Quentin Tarantino has vowed his mother will never see a penny of it—all because of a vow he made at 12.

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Many people promise themselves the first thing they’d do if they became millionaires is pay off their parents’ mortgage. But despite having two Oscars and an estimated $150 million fortune, Quentin Tarantino has vowed his mother will never see a penny of it. And it’s all because when he was 12 years old, his mom once mocked his writing ambitions. Connie Zastoupil was at her wits’ end after teachers told her he wasn’t concentrating on the lesson—and he’s still punishing her decades later. Speaking on The Moment podcast with host Brian Koppelman, Tarantino previously revealed: “My mom always had a hard time about my scholastic non-ability,” adding that she “was b–ching at me” about writing screenplays. “And then in the middle of her little tirade, she said, ‘Oh, and by the way, this little ‘writing career,’ with the finger quotes and everything. This little ‘writing career’ that you’re doing? That s— is over.'” That last line there prompted the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director…

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