Tarantino was 27 when became famous. I guess that gives a little hope for those of us who aspire to artistic greatness during our mortal lives.
Not that Quentin necessarily encompasses artistic greatness.
I met Britney Spears twice in my life, both times at a party where I was hammered and only there because I knew a friend of a friend. I spent 6 years in the Hollywood social scene, so I guess some things get rubbed off on you--I'm amazed I'm not gay.
If I were Quentin, my chances for hitting it would have gone up several orders of magnitude.
Here's to chances.