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- proper noun A male
given name . - proper noun A female
given name occasionally used.
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Mélanie Laurent [who plays revenge seeking Jewish woman Shosanna Dreyfus] was staying in Quentin's guest house and Omar Doom [who plays a Jewish solider] came over, my parents came over, and it just snowballed.
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Winstead is probably remembered best these days for her performance as Lee Montgomery, one of the lovely ladies in Quentin Tarantino's half of "Grindhouse," "Death Proof."
‘The Thing’ Remake Will Be Led By Mary Elizabeth Winstead And Joel Edgerton » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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A disarmingly sexy paramedic, a plain manila envelope, and a whipping wind lead Quentin from a chilly Brooklyn twilight to the warmth of a summer day in the country.
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I love Mr Cameron simply for T2, but Quentin is by far my favourite director, and SHOULD have won something, because Basterds is just beyond amazing.
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You may be interest in Quentin Crisp's views on dust.
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Its a cold, windy afternoon in November when Quentin is en route to his Princeton admissions interview in the company of his best friends, James and Julia.
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After a rigorous, if somewhat peculiar, afternoon of tests and interviews, Quentin is offered admission to Brakebills, the only college of magic in North America.
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Sigler deftly handles the growth of Quentin from a backwater second-stringer too arrogant to realize how little he knows to the undisputed star quarterback of the Krakens.
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Within moments, Quentin is forced to realize that nothing is what it seems, and that reality itself is suspect.
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Austrian-born Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor for his work in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, the first major category winner Sunday.
'Hurt Locker' hauls in best picture, best director, 4 more 2010
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