Tarantino's Bedside Paper Test for Bold Creative Decisions

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Quentin Tarantino faced a creative crossroads at 4 AM while writing Inglourious Basterds — should he just kill Hitler, or let the villain sneak out the back? He wrote 'just effing kill him' on a piece of paper, placed it by his bedside, and went to sleep. The next morning he checked the note as if evaluating someone else's idea — and it still read as a great one. The bold choice survived a night of self-doubt.

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