Quentin Tarantino has revealed he refuses to help his mother financially because she once mocked his writing ambitions as a child.
The seven-time Academy Award winning movie director and screenwriter sits on a reported net worth of $120 million (£86.49 million).
However, Quentin, 58, made a pact at the age of 12 that he wouldn't share his fortune with his mother Connie, 75, due to comments she made - and has continued to uphold the vow four decades on.
Speaking on The Moment podcast, which is hosted by Billions co-creator Brian Koppelman, he recalled a moment when his mother sided with his teachers after he was scolded for writing screenplays in school.
After getting in trouble, he said that his mum 'was bitching at me about that... 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**t is over.'
Quentin added: 'When she said that to me in that sarcastic way, I go, "OK, lady, when I become a successful writer, you will never see penny one 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".
Happier times: Quentin, 58, made a pact at the age of 12 that he wouldn't share his fortune with his mother Connie, 75, due to comments she made (pictured in a throwback)
When asked if he'd followed through with his vow, Quentin confessed: 'Yeah. I helped her out with a jam with the IRS. But no house. No Cadillac, no house.'
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.'
Quentin began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992, for which he received critical acclaim.
all time and earned him the Oscar forBest Original Screenplay.
Quentin has directed 10 films in total, serving as a screenwriter for more.
The director has previously hinted about writing books after he retires from filmmaking, which he has said many times that he will do soon, though he has yet to announce what that final film will be.
Many thought his final film would be a Star Trek project, after he pitched an idea to J.J. Abrams, but he said in January that the film will likely happen, though he won't direct.
Tarantino said he told his mom: 'OK, lady, when I become a successful writer, you will never see penny one 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' (Pictured: Elvis's Cadillac)
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