Matthew Lillard 'hurt' after being caught in Quentin Tarantino's crossfire: 'You wouldn't say that to Tom Cruise'

Matthew Lillard has responded after famed director Quentin Tarantino insulted his acting abilities.

Tarantino, 62, recently went on a rampage during his appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, revealing his top 10 movies of the 21st century and his least favorite actors.

Lillard, 55, was named among them, with Tarantino stating during the podcast, "I don't care for Matthew Lillard," despite none of the actor's films being listed or discussed in the rankings.

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A few days after Tarantino's statement, Lillard opened up about being caught in the crossfire.

In an appearance at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio, on December 5, the Scream star was captured on video telling the audience, "Quentin Tarantino this week said he didn't like me as an actor," prompting the audience to boo in distaste.

"Eh, whatever. Who gives a shit," he said.

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Despite his attitude, the Scooby Doo star shared that the verdict from the Pulp Fiction director did, in fact, impact him.

"It hurts your feelings. It f---in' sucks," he said.

"And you wouldn't say that to Tom Cruise. You wouldn't say that to somebody who's a top-line actor in Hollywood."

Lillard noted his acting is suited to a different demographic than Tarantino's biggest collaborators.

"I'm very popular in this room. I'm not very popular in Hollywood," he said, referring to the convention circuit that is usually dominated by fans

"Two totally different microcosms, right? And so, you know, it's humbling, and it hurts."

An audience member then shouted, "We love you!" in consolation, with Lillard saying, "Thank you," in response.

Lillard was spared the worst of Tarantino's criticism, with that instead going to Paul Dano for his role in There Will Be Blood, which the director named his No. 5 film of the century.

The Kill Bill director thought Dano did not serve as an interesting enough foil to Daniel Day-Lewis, naming him "the weakest male actor in SAG [the Screen Actor's Guild]."

"[Dano is] just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. … Daniel Day-Lewis shows that he doesn't need [a powerful onscreen foe]. He doesn't need anything," Tarantino said.

"Obviously, it's supposed to be a two-hander, and it's also so drastically obvious that it's not a two-hander... [Dano] is weak sauce, man. He's a weak sister.

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"The movie would've had more – there would've been more stringiness to the beef. And again, it's supposed to be a two-hander, and it's not."

He then continued to sledge other actors, saying, "I don't care for [Dano], I don't care for Owen Wilson, and I don't care for Matthew Lillard."

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