I’m not a Hollywood basher because enough good movies come out of the Hollywood system every year to justify its existence, without any apologies.

The remark positions Tarantino as a critic of complacency and formula, not of the studio system in principle. He acknowledges Hollywood as an industrial apparatus capable of producing genuine artistry alongside mediocrity, and argues that the existence of a steady output of worthwhile films is enough to defend the system’s legitimacy. Implicitly, he rejects the posture—common among cinephiles and independent filmmakers—of treating “Hollywood” as a monolithic enemy. The line also reflects his pragmatic cinephilia: he values results on screen over ideological purity, and he frames his own stance as one of selective enthusiasm rather than blanket condemnation.