David Duchovny Reveals How Quentin Tarantino Rejected Him During His Reservoir Dogs Audition

Reservoir Dogs almost looked very different, as David Duchovny auditioned to be part of Quentin Tarantino’s feature directorial debut. During an exclusive interview with Collider’s own Steve Weintraub with Duchovny and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for You People, the star also revealed how Tarantino gave him the best rejection of his life. Released in 1992, Reservoir Dogs follows a group of criminals trying to hide from the police in an abandoned warehouse after a heist has gone wrong. Starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Edward Bunker, Michael Madsen, and Tarantino himself as the thieves, the thriller focuses on the paranoia that spreads through the group as they try to figure out who is the rat among them. And as Duchovny reveals, he auditioned to be a part of Tarantino’s first feature. Recalling his spotless career, The X-Files star told us, “I auditioned for Pulp Fiction, and it was... No, not Pulp Fiction. I auditioned for Reservoir Dogs. That was like in the late ‘80s.” Louis-Dreyfus wa