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
I grew up in a working-class Catholic family in south Louisiana. I went to a state university. I taught literature, wrote a novel that was the novel I wanted to write, and got a couple of good reviews but no real traction. I had no idea how to get a job in TV. Nic Pizzolatto catholicclasscouple 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 I watched, whatever I loved in 36 years of life on Earth, probably had some influence on me. Nic Pizzolatto earthinfluencelife Change image and share on social
When you're a confused 19-year-old filled with questions you can't even articulate and a kind of black rage that feeds at your heart from the moment you wake up in the morning, and you discover Marcus Aurelius' 'The Meditations,' that changes your life. Nic Pizzolatto articulateaureliusblack share on social
You just do the best you can, and when you're able to connect with people, and when you do, it's just incredibly gratifying. Nic Pizzolatto connectgratifyincredibly Change image and share on social
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
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 grew up in Louisiana and spent my formative years there. There's a contradictory nature to the place and a sort of sinister quality underneath it all. Nic Pizzolatto contradictoryformativegrow Change image and share on social
