Carradine says he was inspiration for 'Kill Bill'

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

Carradine explained during an interview published Sunday with the Chicago Tribune earlier this year that 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."

Carradine dismissed rumors that Beatty was fired from the movie or walked off the set.

"He just understood the true destiny of the movie and what it would do for me," the 68-year-old actor said.

He starred in the '70s TV series "Kung Fu" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" in 1992.