United Kingdom, Aug. 2 -- Quentin Tarantino shared how Michael Madsen backed him for firing an actor from one of his movies.

The 62-year-old filmmaker held a memorial for his late friend Michael, 67, at his Vista Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday (01.08.25) and shared a story about how Michael supported him after a difficult interaction with actor Lawrence Tierney on Reservoir Dogs.

According to TMZ, he said: "It was the last hour of the last day of the first week of shooting. So I'd never directed a movie before. I'm now finishing my first week.

"He was a s***bag and a complete insane person [but I thought] dealing with an insane person is just directing.

"And then all of a sudden, he f****** yells at me or something. He does somethin...