The Oscar-winning director, who is famous for his quirky, unconventional and violent films like 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Kill Bill', cancelled the Hollywood premiere of the film in the shadow of Connecticut school shooting.
'Django Unchained', starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio, has been criticised for its liberal use of N-word and extreme violence, the Hollywood Reporter said.
"Not one word of social criticism that's been leveled my way has ever changed one word of any script or any story I tell," said the 49-year-old director.
"I believe in what I'm doing wholeheartedly and passionately. It's my job to ignore that," he said.
Foxx, who stars as Django, a slave-turned-bounty hunter in the movie, defends his director.
"When was the last time a movie made you talk? He exposed wounds but with entertainment value. When you watch Don Johnson say the N-word with that Tarantino vibe, you can't help but laugh. I've watched it with a white crowd, a white/black crowd and an all-black crowd. Every single time, people laughed."
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