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
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 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
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
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
'The Atlantic' really gave me my writing career - even just the conviction to be a writer. Nic Pizzolatto atlanticcareerconviction Change image and share on social
We're all born storytellers. It's part of the species. But, more specifically, I suppose a particular combination of sensitivity and trauma made me a writer: an essential disquiet with reality, which required exploration through portrayal. Nic Pizzolatto bearcombinationdisquiet 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
In the summer of 2010, I was working on a version of 'True Detective' that I was thinking might be my next novel, and it was told in these two first-person voices; Cohle and Hart's voices. Nic Pizzolatto cohledetectivehart 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
