Paul Dano has broken his silence.
The “Little Miss Sunshine” star has finally responded nearly two months after Quentin Tarantino slammed him as a “weak” and “uninteresting” actor during an appearance on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” released back on Dec. 2.
Several Hollywood stars came to Dano’s defense after Tarantino’s controversial remarks, and the “Batman” star thanked them for their support while addressing the surprising matter.
“That was really nice,” Dano, 41, told Variety while celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Little Miss Sunshine” at the Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday.
“I was also incredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me so I didn’t have to,” he added.
But one of Dano’s former “Little Miss Sunshine” co-stars, Toni Collette, had a harsher response to the “Kill Bill” filmmaker regarding the disparaging comments.
“F–k that guy!” the 53-year-old actress charged during the event, per Variety. “He must’ve been high…It was just confusing. Who does that?”
Collette was joined by “Little Miss Sunshine” co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris in firing back at Tarantino after his attack against Dano.
“I can only think that the rawness of his performance made Tarantino uncomfortable,” Dayton, 68, told Variety after calling Tarantino’s remarks an “embarrassment.”
“You know what was interesting was the people coming out to defend Paul,” Faris, 67, added. “There was immediately…He is loved by so many. He is so smart.”
