As someone with a novelistic background, I just didn't have much interest in creating stories by committee. I don't think you necessarily get the best story through that approach. Nic Pizzolatto approachbackgroundcommittee Change image and share on social
I made 'True Detective' like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything and the kitchen sink. Everything. Nic Pizzolatto detectivekitchenmake Change image and share on social
The idea of being a show runner was very attractive to me, to create and control something. Nic Pizzolatto attractivecontrolcreate Change image and share on social
For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story through what they organically demand. Nic Pizzolatto characterdemandfollow Change image and share on social
I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision. Nic Pizzolatto hollywoodsubservientvision Change image and share on social
There are websites of 'True Detective' artwork out there now, and it's beautiful. And I don't want to take that away from anybody. I know what it means to me. But I don't want to take away anyone's interpretation of the show. Nic Pizzolatto artworkbeautifuldetective share on social
I don't think you can create effectively toward expectation. I'm not in the service business. Nic Pizzolatto businesscreateeffectively Change image and share on social
At DePauw, I was teaching writing and fiction. The things I wanted to teach, more than anything else, were form and theory of the novel, of narrative. I liked those classes. Nic Pizzolatto classdepauwfiction Change image and share on social
Whatever story you're telling in Louisiana, the landscape is going to become a character in it. Nic Pizzolatto characterlandscapelouisiana Change image and share on social
Most television shows are going to require an actor sign up from four to six years, but an anthology show really amounts to five or six months at the most. I thought serious actors might be attracted to that. Nic Pizzolatto actoramountanthology share on social