"Daniel Day-Lewis. The old-style craftsmanship quality to the film. It had an old Hollywood craftsmanship without trying to be like that. It was the only film he's ever done, and I brought it up to him, that doesn't have a set piece. The fire is the closest to a set piece. This was about dealing with the narrative, dealing with the story, and he did it fucking amazingly."
"There Will Be Blood would stand a good chance at being #1 or #2 if it didn't have a big, giant flaw in it ... and the flaw is Paul Dano. Obviously, it's supposed to be a two-hander, but it's also drastically obvious that it's not a two-hander. [Dano] is weak sauce, man. He is the weak sister. Austin Butler would have been wonderful in that role. He's just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest fucking actor in SAG [laughs]."
Quentin Tarantino ranks There Will Be Blood highly among 21st-century films, praising its old-style craftsmanship and Daniel Day-Lewis's lead performance. The film emphasizes narrative and storytelling over traditional set pieces, with only a fire scene approaching a conventional set piece. Tarantino identifies Paul Dano's performance as a significant weakness, describing the role as uninteresting and suggesting Austin Butler as a stronger alternative. Tarantino plans to retire after his tenth film, is collaborating with David Fincher on a Netflix sequel to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, has considered a Kill Bill prequel, and is preparing Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair for release.
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