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Nic Pizzolatto Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they’re told something is fiction Picture Quote #1

I liked teaching, but the bureaucracy of academia and the petty intrigue... It wasn’t a good fit. Once I admitted that myself, that I didn’t like academia, I was ready to try TV Picture Quote #1

I’m not in the service business Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think you can create effectively toward expectation. I’m not in the service business Picture Quote #1

I’d want to bring a flamethrower to faculty meetings. The preciousness of academics and their fragile personalities would not be tolerated in any other business in the known universe Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I read The Conspiracy Against the Human Race and found it incredibly powerful writing. For me as a reader, it was less impactful as philosophy than as one writers ultimate confessional: an absolute horror story, where the self is the monster Picture Quote #1

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I made True Detective like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything and the kitchen sink. Everything Picture Quote #1

I was raised in a heavily Catholic family. Early and consistent encounters with mysticism Picture Quote #1

I’ve found that all weak people share a basic obsession - they fixate on the idea of satisfaction. Anywhere you go men and women are like crows drawn by shiny objects. For some folks, the shiny objects are other people, and you’d be better off developing a drug habit Picture Quote #1

The ideas within this philosophy are certainly not exclusive to any writer Picture Quote #1

Killing characters on television has become an easy short cut to cathartic emotion Picture Quote #1

Some people, no matter where they look, they see themselves Picture Quote #1

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It’s better to not have a reputation than a bad one Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they’re told something is fiction Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The idea of being a show runner was very attractive to me, to create and control something Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think you can create effectively toward expectation. I’m not in the service business Picture Quote #1

I find the constraints of drama actually freeing: It brings everything down to character and action Picture Quote #1

If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I’m familiar with it and I already have a take on it Picture Quote #1

Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me Picture Quote #1

Certain experiences you can’t survive, and afterward you don’t fully exist, even if you failed to die Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I liked teaching, but the bureaucracy of academia and the petty intrigue... It wasn’t a good fit. Once I admitted that myself, that I didn’t like academia, I was ready to try TV. (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I’m not in the service business (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I don’t think you can create effectively toward expectation. I’m not in the service business. (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I’d want to bring a flamethrower to faculty meetings. The preciousness of academics and their fragile personalities would not be tolerated in any other business in the known universe. (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I read The Conspiracy Against the Human Race and found it incredibly powerful writing. For me as a reader, it was less impactful as philosophy than as one writers ultimate confessional: an absolute horror story, where the self is the monster (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I made True Detective like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything and the kitchen sink. Everything (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I was raised in a heavily Catholic family. Early and consistent encounters with mysticism (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I’ve found that all weak people share a basic obsession - they fixate on the idea of satisfaction. Anywhere you go men and women are like crows drawn by shiny objects. For some folks, the shiny objects are other people, and you’d be better off developing a drug habit (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) The ideas within this philosophy are certainly not exclusive to any writer (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) Killing characters on television has become an easy short cut to cathartic emotion (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) Some people, no matter where they look, they see themselves (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) It’s better to not have a reputation than a bad one (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) The idea of being a show runner was very attractive to me, to create and control something (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I don’t think you can create effectively toward expectation. I’m not in the service business (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) I find the constraints of drama actually freeing: It brings everything down to character and action (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I’m familiar with it and I already have a take on it (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes) Certain experiences you can’t survive, and afterward you don’t fully exist, even if you failed to die (Nic Pizzolatto Quotes)

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