I think there's a part of me that feels the need to hide a little bit behind a character.
Kurt SutterI've always wanted to play with this idea - and I didn't want to leave it to the last season, but I wasn't quite sure when it was going to happen - of putting Jax [sons of Anarchy] at the head of the table and the ripple effect on the guys and the loyalties of it and where people land.
Kurt SutterI always have a sense of where I want to end each season, emotionally and relationship wise and with the theme, and I'm always able to hit that.
Kurt SutterI started doing some more specific research on Wales in that period because I like the idea of being authentic to the territory, and with that came the knowledge that there was this great rebellion that was happening with the Marcher barons and conflict with the king. A lot of it wasn't documented by the English.
Kurt Sutter