You know how people say that young people feel immortal? I don't know what they're talking about. I was planning for how I would deal with my death in good conscience well before I even hit puberty. Nic Pizzolatto consciencedealdeath Change image and share on social
I knew 'True Detective' wasn't something I could allow anyone else to develop. But by the time HBO expressed an interest, I still had no real experience. Nic Pizzolatto detectivedevelopexperience Change image and share on social
The conspiracies that I've researched and encountered, they seem to happen very ad hoc: they become conspiracies when it's necessary to have a conspiracy. Nic Pizzolatto conspiracyencounterhappen Change image and 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
There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it. Nic Pizzolatto connectdegreelevel Change image and 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
For me, the worst writing generally just 'flips' things: this person's really a traitor; it was all a dream; etc. Nothing is so ruinous as a forced 'twist,' I think. Nic Pizzolatto baddreamflip Change image and share on social