“For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story...” — Nic Pizzolatto Quote

“For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story through what they organically demand.”

“The work is where I tend to feel pressure - not so much in the reaction to it.”

“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.”

“I think, often, people who run away are people who got into things most enthusiastically, and then they want more. They just demand more of life than what is happening in the moment. Sometimes this is a great mistake, as it's always a good deal different than you expect it.”

“I speak my mind, I demand explanations, I want a reason. That's why I am perhaps a difficult guy to work with. But that's how I am.”

“I think it's incumbent upon elected officials to make sure that, if we're going to demand more tax money from people, that we use it in a productive manner and not just say, 'This is what we're going to use it for,' and then they find out that it was used for something else and sometimes something very frivolous.”