Michael Madsen Applauded Quentin Tarantino for Firing Lawrence Tierney

Quentin Tarantino paid homage Friday to the late actor Michael Madsen — remembering the time Michael applauded him for firing Lawrence Tierney from “Reservoir Dogs”!

The famed director took heart stage at a non-public memorial he hosted at L.A.’s Vista Theatre … the place he regaled the gang with tales about his ol’ pal Michael, who appeared in a number of of his films, together with “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill.”

But it was Tarantino’s story concerning the former movie that basically exemplified simply who he was as an individual.

Check out our clip … QT is all smiles as he fondly remembers “crazy man” Lawrence wreaking havoc on the set of ‘Dogs’ — and being so conceited he determined to can him. Later that night time, after an exhausting week of filming with Lawrence — who died in 2002 — Quentin mentioned Michael known as to say how a lot he revered the first-time director for taking a stance towards his costar.

As , Quentin and Michael labored on a number of tasks collectively, together with “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “The Hateful Eight,” “Sin City” and extra.

After the memorial, Tarantino and a bunch different huge identify celebs left collectively and have been snapped by paparazzi as they walked misplaced. Among the celebrities who attended have been Sean Penn and Daryl Hannah.

While Quentin was upbeat in spirit as he remembered his collaborator and pal, we’re instructed by an attendee the memorial was emotionally charged … with loads of tears shed.

There was additionally a showcase of varied memorabilia objects of Michael’s from through the years, resembling motion figures, a handwritten be aware, and his images guide, “Signs of Life.”

We broke the information — Michael was discovered unresponsive in his Malibu residence in early July by his assistant and longtime pal. We have been instructed he had simply gotten the all-clear from docs after present process a PET scan simply days prior.