93 Quotes by Taylor Sheridan

I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.

Once I finished 'Sicario,' I knew I wanted to follow it up with 'Hell or High Water.'

I'm a storyteller, and I was an actor, so I have a fairly thin grip on reality to begin with.

It's very hard for me to go to the movies because I know all the tricks, and I know everybody. I don't watch many at all. And the ones I do watch are generally much older films.

I made a very conscious decision to quit acting. I was on a series, and we were in the process of renegotiating. They had an idea of what they thought I was worth, and I had an idea that was quite different.

As a television actor, I was held to a tight, rigid structure.

Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.

I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how influential it was on my screenwriting because here you have what looks to be a crime procedural, and it's actually a study in race and loneliness, and a perception of an era.

Sugarcoating doesn't do anybody any good.