Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he vowed as a child to never share a single penny of his earnings with his mom.
The Hollywood director, 58, made the revelation to Brian Koppelman on The Moment podcast, explaining that he decided to never share his money with his mother because she didn't support his writing career.
He said his mom always had a "hard time" about the fact that he didn't excel in school.
Tarantino said that, in particular, his mother would "b****" at him when he was told off for writing screenplays in school.
He recalled her saying: "'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!'"
He said: "And when she said that to me in that sarcastic way, I was in my head, and I go, 'OK, lady. When I become a successful writer, you will never see one penny from my success.
"There will be no house for you. There's no vacation for you, no Elvis Cadillac for mommy. You get nothing. Because you said that."
Koppelman then asked if the director and acclaimed writer stuck to his childhood vow.
Tarantino replied: "Yeah, yeah. I helped her out with a jam with the IRS. But no house. No Cadillac, no house."
He said that while his mother is still alive, he doesn't give her money.
He added: "There are consequences for your words as you deal with your children, remember there are consequences for your sarcastic tone about what's meaningful to them."
Tarantino is now one of the biggest names in Hollywood, having worked on hit movies including Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and Inglourious Basterds... to name a few.
The director also recently opened up about how the film industry has changed with regard to censorship on the Joe Rogan podcast.
He said: "The '80s and the '50s were the worst times for movies ever because it was this politically correct time. In the '50s, it was different because it was just society. In the '80s, self-censorship was going on."
