Quentin Tarantino has confirmed in the strongest terms yet that he is planning to give up directing after two more films.

“Drop the mic. Boom. Tell everybody, ‘Match that shit,’” Tarantino told the Adobe Max conference in San Diego on Thursday, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The film-maker has been hinting since 2012 that he plans to end his career as a director at 10 films before moving into writing novels and making theatre.

At the conference, Tarantino was asked how he personally defined success.

“Hopefully, the way I define success when I finish my career is that I’m considered one of the greatest film-makers that ever lived,” he replied. “And going further, a great artist, not just film-maker.”

Tarantino has offered a few clues about the form his ninth and penultimate film could take.

“I do have an idea for an Australian film that would take place in the 30s,” he told the film site So, Is It Any Good? in January. “It would be a Bonnie and Clyde-ish sort of story set with a couple of outlaws in Australia. We’ll see whatever happens.”