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Pity that he is not with Maiko anymore.
She seemed to be a nice and classy lady.
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In her book Killer Instinct, Jane Hamsher recalled meeting Bender for the first time. He gave her the creeps. "It had something to do with the color of his skin and the way his gaze sort of receded into some emotional abyss when he smiled or maybe it was the way his lips curled over his teeth when he spoke...a jackal." (pg. 58)
Hamsher writes that producers like Bender, who owe their career to their attachment to one star director (Tarantino), tend to be sneaky and protective.
Jane says: "My friend Vicky was doing publicity for Reservoir Dogs up at Sundance, and she said that when even Quentin did an interview, Lawrence threw a tantrum if he wasn't interviewed, too. It made her life hell because nobody wants to talk to the producer."
Don: "Roger Avary said he was like that on the set. Running around like he owned the place, telling the grips where to set up the C-stands and stff. They used to get rid of him by making him go order the takeout food." (pg. 94)
Sharon Waxman wrote in her book ‘Rebels on the Backlot’(2006) that “Once success started to arrive, Bender always made sure that his name was inextricably linked with Tarantino’s.” People’s 1st impressions of Bender at Sundance was “a barnacle attached to Quentin.”