George Clooney Calls Out Quentin Tarantino's 'Cruel' Comments About Paul Dano |
George Clooney at the AFI Awards last week
George Clooney has criticised Quentin Tarantino over recent “cruel” comments the filmmaker made aimed at the actors Paul Dano, Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard.
In December 2025, Tarantino made headlines for a range of disparaging claims against the three men.
During an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Tarantino listed There Will Be Blood as his fifth favourite film, but suggested there was one “big giant flaw in it”.
“And the flaw is Paul Dano,” the director claimed. “Obviously, it’s supposed to be a two-hander, and it’s also so drastically obvious that it’s not a two-hander. [Dano] is weak sauce, man. He’s a weak sister.”
Paul Dano at the premiere of Killers Of The Flower Moon in 2023
“I’m not saying he’s giving a terrible performance,” Tarantino continued. “I’m saying he’s giving a non-entity [performance]. I don’t care for him. I don’t care for Owen Wilson, I........