It’s better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

I'm not in the service business.

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.

We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they're told something is fiction.

I find the constraints of drama actually freeing: It brings everything down to character and action.

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.

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.