It's your job to come up with compelling characters who speak to an individual authenticity. If I'm not interested in the characters, I can't go on. I have to be fascinated by them. Nic Pizzolatto authenticitycharactercompel Change image and share on social
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 writer's ultimate confessional: an absolute horror story, where the self is the monster. Nic Pizzolatto absoluteconfessionalconspiracy share on social
If I write scripts that nobody likes, I don't think we'll be doing 'True Detective.' Nic Pizzolatto detectivelikescript Change image and share on social
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 characterfamiliarhelp Change image and share on social
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 academiaadmitbureaucracy Change image and share on social
The work is where I tend to feel pressure - not so much in the reaction to it. Nic Pizzolatto feelpressurereaction Change image and share on social
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 academicbringbusiness Change image and share on social
For the finale, I thought the audience deserved to get a close point of view on the monster, and to recognize him the way you recognize the heroes of 'True Detective.' Nic Pizzolatto audienceclosedeserve Change image and share on social
Nothing in the television show 'True Detective' was plagiarized. Nic Pizzolatto detectiveplagiarizeshow Change image and share on social
Killing characters on television has become an easy short cut to cathartic emotion. Nic Pizzolatto catharticcharactercut Change image and share on social
