In the summer of 2010, I had decided to get into film and TV writing, so I wrote scripts for six different ideas I had developed, and the pilot for 'True Detective' was one of them. Nic Pizzolatto decidedetectivedevelop 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
TV and film were always governing passions of mine, and that first wave of great HBO shows in the early years of the millennium was feeding my desire for fiction more than the books I was reading. Nic Pizzolatto bookdesireearly 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
We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they're told something is fiction. Nic Pizzolatto culturedistinguishfiction 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
It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one. Nic Pizzolatto badreputation Change image and share on social
