Kill Bill role fits Carradine like a glove

David Carradine says he inspired the title role in the Kill Bill movies, but the part was originally written for Warren Beatty.

Carradine said Beatty initially landed the role but director Quentin Tarantino kept instructing him to act like Carradine.

"Then the part comes to me and it fits like a glove because it's actually written about me," Carradine said. "All I had to do was show up and learn the lines."

However, Carradine dismissed rumours that Beatty was fired from the movie or walked off its set. "He just understood the true destiny of the movie and what it would do for me. I mean, he's already gotten his Lifetime Achievement Award," Carradine said.