Antonio Banderas already played Picasso, the Puss in Boots and Zorro. In his latest role, he swings up to the savior of director Quentin Tarantino. His new film "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" was recently publicly in the criticism.
"Artists should be free," Banderas said in an interview with the British daily The Independent. If a viewer does not like the movie, he is just as free to watch any further films of the director. "You have the freedom to finish the movie - or leave it alone," he said.
Tarantino's ninth film has been in the cinema since July. It's about the old Hollywood in the late 60's. Many former celebrities can be seen in it - including Bruce Lee. His daughter reacted angrily to the portrayal of her father, saying that he looked arrogant and pompous. Tarantino replied that most of Lee's account was true.
59-year-old Banderas said that one should respect the freedom of both the artist and the audience. He also disliked many movie scenes, he said. "Some things in art annoy me," says Banderas, "but I would never, never, never censor them."
Banderas and Tarantino are old acquaintances: For the first time they met well during the shooting of "Desperado" in 1995. At that time they both acted as actors.