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
If there was one overarching theme to 'True Detective,' I would say it was that, as human beings, we are nothing but the stories we live and die by - so you'd better be careful what stories you tell yourself. Nic Pizzolatto beingcarefuldetective share on social
I was raised in a heavily Catholic family. Early and consistent encounters with mysticism. Nic Pizzolatto catholicconsistentearly 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
Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me. Nic Pizzolatto artescaperelate 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
I find the constraints of drama actually freeing: It brings everything down to character and action. Nic Pizzolatto actionbringcharacter Change image and share on social
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 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
