Thurman’s car crash among the biggest regrets of my life: Tarantino

Director Quentin Tarantino said a car crash that seriously injured Uma Thurman on the set of Kill Bill (2003) was one of “the biggest regrets of his life,” but denied that he forced the actor to carry it out.

Thurman, who appeared in three Tarantino movies, told the New York Times that she felt Tarantino had tried to kill her in the 2003 crash, which crushed her knees and left her with a concussion. She also released a video of the crash from the set of the martial arts film, leading to criticism of Tarantino on media.

Tarantino, responding in an interview with Deadline.com, said Thurman’s car crashed because there was an unseen curve in the road. “Watching her fight for the wheel... remembering me hammering about how it was safe and she could do it. Emphasising that it was a straight road... the fact that she believed me, and I watched this little S curve pop up. And it spins her like a top. It was heartbreaking. Beyond one of the biggest regrets of my career, it is one of the biggest regrets of my life,” he said.

Tarantino denied ignoring Thurman’s anxiety about driving but acknowledged that he had been mistaken about the safety of the road. “I didn’t force her. She got into the car because she trusted me.” He also informed that both of them have reconciled years ago. “Uma was in turmoil about the uprising against me. She never meant this to roll over onto me,” said Tarantino, explaining that the incident of him choking Thurman with a chain were part of the filming process for Kill Bill, carried out with her consent.

Thurman clarified on her Instagram account that she was proud of Tarantino for making the crash video available to her after 15 years, saying he did so “with full knowledge it could cause him personal harm.” This account overshadowed her accusations of sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein, who produced the film.

I didn’t force her. She got into the car because she trusted me. It was one of the biggest regrets of my life QUENTIN TARANTINO DIRECTOR

PHOTO: LEON NEAL/AFP Uma Thurman (below) acted in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill

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